Town of Walkerville
| Town of Walkerville South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 7,673 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,149.3/km2 (5,567/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1944 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3.57 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Raymond Grigg | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gilberton | ||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Adelaide, Torrens | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Adelaide, Sturt | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Town of Walkerville | ||||||||||||
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The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville (or Town of Walkerville) is a small local government area in the central suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
The District Council of Walkerville was first proclaimed on 5 July 1855, severing the area from the District Council of Yatala. It was granted town status on 1 October 1944, becoming the Town of Walkerville.[2][3]
Suburbs
- Gilberton (5081)
- Medindie (5081)
- Vale Park (5081)
- Walkerville (5081)
Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of Walkerville
- Alfred Thiele (1935-1937) [4]
- Louis David Waterhouse (1937-1938) [4]
- John Creswell (1939-1944) [4]
- Frank Davies Wilson (1944-1946) [4]
- George Dorricutt Shaw (1946-1947) [4]
- Frederick Louis Rungie (1948-1951) [4]
- Howard Herbert Dayman (1951-1955) [4]
- Frank Davies Wilson (1955-1956) [4]
- Cecil Ernest Seale (1956-1961) [4]
- Lance Milne (1961-1964) [4]
- Ernest Charles Phillipson (1964-1965) [4]
- Leonard Thomas Ewens (1966-1969) [4]
- Edwin Charles Scales (1969-1977) [4]
- Kenneth Bonamy Price (1977-1982) [4]
- George William Sparnon (1982-1987) [5][4]
- Margot Vowles (1987-1991) [6]
- Rosemary Craddock (1995-2000) [7]
- John Rich (2000-2006) [8]
- David Whiting (2006-2010) [9]
- Heather Wright (2010-2014) [10]
- Ray Grigg (2014-present) [11]
See also
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Local History". Town of Walkerville. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF).
In April 1855, Walkerville ratepayers petitioned to allow a very large part of Yatala to be created as a separate District of Walkerville; the size of the division was opposed by other ratepayers, and on 5 July 1855 a much smaller DC of Walkerville was proclaimed, although it gained additional portions of Yatala District on 1 November 1855 and on 21 April 1859.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
- ↑ "Members Listing". Order of Australia Association - South Australian Branch. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ Eichler, Kurtis (27 February 2014). "Walkerville Council debate sparks new call for smaller councils to amalgamate". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ Gavin, Andrew (13 April 2000). "Mayors decide it's time to go". The Advertiser.
- ↑ "Walkerville News" (PDF). Town of Walkerville. April–June 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "Heritage preservation and progress in Walkerville" (PDF). Walkerville Voice. Town of Walkerville. Spring 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ Eichler, Kurtis (15 April 2014). "Walkerville Mayor Heather Wright has stepped down due to illness". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ Spencer, Sarah (8 November 2014). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 34°54′00″S 138°37′00″E / 34.9°S 138.616667°E
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