Adelaide Hills Council
Adelaide Hills Council | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°57′S 138°53′E / 34.950°S 138.883°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Adelaide Hills[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Stirling | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Nathan Daniell[2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal divisions | |||||||||||||
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• Total | 795.08 km2 (306.98 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||
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Adelaide Hills Council is a local government area in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north, to the Mount Bold Reservoir in the south.
History
The council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of the District Council of East Torrens, the District Council of Gumeracha, the District Council of Onkaparinga and the District Council of Stirling.[3]
Council
Council consists of 13 Elected Members comprising a Mayor, and 12 Ward Councillors. Valleys Ward is represented by five Council Members and the Ranges Ward is represented by seven.[4]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the Council. The current CEO is Mr. Greg Georgopoulos who was appointed in July 2023.
The current council as of May 2026 is:[4]
| Ward | Party Affiliation | Councillor | First elected | Notes | ||||||
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| Mayor | Independent | Nathan Daniell | 2026 | Chief Executive Officer | Greg Georgopoulos | 2023 | ||||
| Ranges Ward | Independent | Kirrilee Boyd | 2014 | |||||||
| Labor | Adrian Cheater | 2022 | ||||||||
| Independent | Nathan Daniell | 2014 | ||||||||
| Labor | Leith Mudge | 2018 | ||||||||
| Independent | Mark Osterstock | 2018 | ||||||||
| Independent | Kirsty Parkin | 2018 | ||||||||
| Independent | Georgia McDonnell | 2026 | ||||||||
| Valley Ward | Independent | Alex Trescowthick | 2025 | |||||||
| Independent | Chris Grant | 2018 | ||||||||
| Independent | Malcolm Herrmann | 2010 | ||||||||
| Liberal | Lucy Huxter | 2022 | Deputy Mayor | |||||||
| Independent | Richard Gladigau | 2025 | ||||||||
Mayors
Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been five Mayors.[5]
- 1997-2000: Anita Aspinall
- 2000-2010: Bill Cooksley
- 2010-2018: Bill Spragg
- 2018-2025: Jan-Claire Wisdom
- 2026- Current: Nathan Daniell
Suburbs
The Adelaide Hills Council contains the following suburbs and localities:[6]
- Aldgate
- Ashton
- Balhannah
- Basket Range
- Birdwood (part)
- Bradbury (part)
- Bridgewater (part)
- Carey Gully
- Castambul
- Chain Of Ponds
- Charleston
- Cherryville
- Cleland (part)
- Crafers West (part)
- Crafers
- Cromer (part)
- Cudlee Creek
- Dorset Vale (part)
- Forest Range
- Forreston
- Greenhill
- Gumeracha
- Hay Valley (part)
- Heathfield
- Horsnell Gully
- Houghton (part)
- Hahndorf (part)
- Humbug Scrub (part)
- Inglewood
- Ironbank (part)
- Kenton Valley
- Kersbrook
- Lenswood
- Lobethal
- Longwood
- Lower Hermitage
- Marble Hill
- Millbrook
- Montacute
- Mount Crawford (part)
- Mount George
- Mount Torrens (part)
- Mylor
- Norton Summit
- Oakbank
- Paracombe (part)
- Piccadilly
- Rostrevor (part)
- Scott Creek
- Stirling
- Summertown
- Teringie
- Upper Hermitage (part)
- Upper Sturt (part)
- Uraidla
- Verdun (part)
- Woodforde
- Woodside
References
- ^ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Council Members". Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Freedom of Information". Adelaide Hills Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Council Members and Executive". Adelaide Hills Council. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Elected Members Years of Service since Amalgamation" (PDF). Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Search results for 'Cudlee Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Local Government Areas'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
Cudlee Creek selected as the centre of the Adelaide Hills LGA and the view has been set to show the full extent of the LGA
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