Mid Murray Council

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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Mid Murray Council

| state = sa

| image = Mid Murray LGA.png

| caption = Location of the Mid Murray Council in SA

| pop =

| density =

| area = 7957

| est = 1997

| coordinates = {{coord|-34.6129|139.5525|display=inline,title|region:AU-SA_type:adm2nd}}

| seat = Mannum

| mayor = Simone Bailey{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=745 | title=Elected Members | publisher=Mid Murray Council | access-date=31 March 2016}}

| region = Murray and Mallee{{cite web|title=Murray and Mallee SA Government region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/16620/Murray_Mallee_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|access-date=10 October 2014}}

| logo = Mid Murray Council Logo.jpg

| url = http://www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au/

| stategov = Chaffey, Schubert, Hammond, Stuart

| fedgov = Barker

| near-nw = Goyder

| near-n = Outback Communities Authority

| near-ne = Loxton Waikerie

| near-e = Loxton Waikerie

| near-w = Barossa

| near-sw = Adelaide Hills / Mount Barker

| near-s = Murray Bridge

| near-se = Karoonda East Murray

}}

The Mid Murray Council is a local government area in South Australia in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia.{{cite web | url=http://www.location.sa.gov.au/viewer/ | title=Location SA Map Viewer | publisher=Government of South Australia | access-date=16 February 2016}} The council spans the area from the Riverland through the Murraylands to the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges. It includes 220 km of the Murray River. The council seat is at Mannum; it also maintains secondary offices at Cambrai and Morgan.{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=705 | title=Contact Us | publisher=Mid Murray Council | access-date=31 March 2016}}

It was formed on 1 July 1997 from the amalgamation of the District Council of Mannum, the District Council of Morgan, the District Council of Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant.{{cite web | url=https://www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=742 | title=Council Information | publisher=Mid-Murray Council | access-date=31 March 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1997/22.pdf | title=Thursday, 13 February, 1997 | work=The Government Gazette of South Australia | publisher=Government of South Australia | access-date=2 December 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/1997/41.pdf | title=Thursday, 27 March 1997 | work=The Government Gazette of South Australia | publisher=Government of South Australia | access-date=2 December 2016}}

Geography

Councillors

class="wikitable"
Wardcolspan="2"|CouncillorNotes
rowspan="1"|Mayor

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

Simone Bailey
rowspan="3"|Eyre Ward

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

John ForresterDeputy Mayor
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Jen Davis
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| 
rowspan="2"|Murray Ward

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

Geoff Barber
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Roslyn Schultz
rowspan="4"|Shearer Ward

| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| 

Kelly Gladigau
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Kirsty MacGregor
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Mandy Toczek McPeake
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Victoria Hammond

Mid Murray Council has a directly-elected mayor.{{cite web | url=http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/rptResult_2014_Thurs%202-00pm.pdf | title=Election Results 2014 | publisher=Local Government Association of South Australia | access-date=14 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630122220/http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/2006_Election_Results_Update.pdf | archive-date=30 June 2007 | url-status=dead }}

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