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{{about|the local government area in Adelaide|the suburb|Tea Tree Gully, South Australia}}
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga 
| name     = City of Tea Tree Gully
| state    = sa
| image    = Adelaide-LGA-Tea Tree Gully-MJC.png
| caption  = 
| pop      = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| density  =1062,64 
| area     = 95.21
| est      = 1858
| seat     = [[Modbury, South Australia|Modbury]]
| mayor    = Marijka Ryan<ref name="elected">{{cite web | url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Contact_Council/Elected_Members | title=Elected Members | publisher=City of Tea Tree Gully | access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
| region = [[Northern Adelaide]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Adelaide SA Government region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/6519/Northern_Adelaide_SA_Government_region.pdf |publisher=The Government of South Australia|access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref>
| logo     = City of Tea Tree Gully Logo.png
| logo_upright = 1.2
| url      = http://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Hartley|Hartley]], [[Electoral district of King (South Australia)|King]], [[Electoral district of Morialta|Morialta]], [[Electoral district of Newland|Newland]], [[Electoral district of Schubert|Schubert]], [[Electoral district of Torrens|Torrens]], [[Electoral district of Wright|Wright]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Makin|Makin]], [[Division of Sturt|Sturt]]
| near-nw  = [[City of Playford]]
| near-n   = [[City of Playford]]
| near-ne  = [[City of Playford]]
| near-e   = [[Adelaide Hills Council]]
| near-se  = [[Adelaide Hills Council]]
| near-s   = [[City of Campbelltown, South Australia|City of Campbelltown]]
| near-sw  = [[City of Port Adelaide Enfield]]
| near-w   = [[City of Salisbury]]
}}

The '''City of Tea Tree Gully''' is a local council in the Australian state of [[South Australia]], in the outer north-eastern suburbs of [[Adelaide]]. The major business district in the city is at [[Modbury, South Australia|Modbury]], where [[Westfield Tea Tree Plaza]], [[Modbury Hospital]], the Civic Centre and the library are located.

[[Howard Walter Florey|Howard, Lord Florey]], Australian pathologist and co-discoverer of penicillin, was a resident of the City of Tea Tree Gully. {{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

== History ==

The Tea Tree gully itself passes through the Adelaide foothills roughly marking the easiest path eastwards from [[Grand Junction Road]] to [[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]]. The 1850s settlement at the entrance to the gully (approximately where [[North East Road]] enters the foothills) was known as the village of 'Steventon' after local resident and miller, John Stevens, who was a major landowner in the area.<ref name="Our History">{{Cite web | url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Council-business-news-and-information/Our-history | website=www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au | title=Our History | accessdate=3 April 2024}}</ref> The name Steventon is retained as one of the electoral wards of the City of Tea Tree Gully.<ref name="elected" />

The council was originally proclaimed in October 1858 as the '''District Council of Tea Tree Gully''', when the northern half of the [[District Council of Highercombe]], which had been created in 1853, successfully seceded to form its own municipality. In the early 1930s, the two councils were considered unviable, being very small in relative size and population. The District Council of Highercombe was included in a Local Government Commission list of 53 local councils with annual revenue of less than £2000. Following the commission recommendation, the two councils were recombined under the name Tea Tree Gully in May 1935.<ref name="MarsdenEarlyLgas">{{Cite web |url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/468511/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf |title=Local Government Association of South Australia: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 |first=Susan |last=Marsden |date=2012 |quote=DC of Highercombe was the original local government area, established on 14 July 1853. The DC of Tea Tree Gully was detached on 7 October 1858, and Highercombe was absorbed into DC of Tea Tree Gully on 21 March 1935, returning the council to the 1853 boundaries. }}</ref>

It inherited the former 1855 Highercombe council chambers, which had been built in Tea Tree Gully, and used that building until 1967. The [[Old Tea Tree Gully Council Chambers]] survive today and are listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]], having been the first purpose-built district council chambers in South Australia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ttghistoricalsociety.org.au/history/the-first-council-chambers/ | title=The First Council Chambers | date=3 November 2014 | publisher=Tea Tree Gully Historical Society | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=3372 | title=Former Highercombe (subsequently Tea Tree Gully) Council Chambers | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> In 1967 the Tea Tree Gully civic centre was opened, comprising a new council chamber and civic hall. The municipality was granted city status and proclaimed as the City of Tree Gully in 1968.<ref name="ashorthistory">{{cite web | url=http://ttghistoricalsociety.org.au/history/history-of-ttg/ | title=A Short History of Tea Tree Gully | date=4 February 2014 | publisher=Tea Tree Gully Historical Society | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Gallery 1855, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia.jpg|thumb|Gallery 1855]]
A council-owned colonial building was converted into a community art gallery,{{When|date=September 2021}} and is now known as Gallery 1855. The gallery hosts regular contemporary art and craft exhibitions and artist-led workshops.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gallery 1855|url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Places-Council-parks-facilities-and-venues/Arts-and-performance-centres/Gallery-1855|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>

From 1954 to 1971 the population of Tea Tree Gully council rose from just over 2,500 to almost 37,000, and in 1975 it had reached approximately 55,000 as urban residential development quickly expanded.<ref>Auhl, 1976</ref> By 2004 the population had exceeded 100,000.<ref name="ashorthistory" />



==Council==

Council consists of 13 Elected Members comprising a Mayor, and 12 Ward Councillors. The Council area is divided into six wards, with two Counicllors elected from each ward.

The current council {{as of|June 2025|lc=on}} is:<ref>{{cite web |title=Elected Members |date=19 June 2024 |url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/contact-us/elected-members |publisher=City of Tea Tree Gully |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Council Elections|url=https://result.ecsa.sa.gov.au/lgeresults|website=ECSA|access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party Affiliation!! style=width:9em |Councilor!!First Elected!!Notes
|-
| |Mayor
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Marijka Ryan
| 2022
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|Balmoral Ward
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Liberal_Party_of_Australia|Liberal]]
| Rob Unger
| 2018
| Deputy Mayor (2022-2024)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| Irena Zagladov
| 2022
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|Drumminor Ward
| {{Australian party style|united australia party (current)}}|&nbsp;
| [[United_Australia_Party_(2013)|United Australia]]
| Kimberley Drozdoff
| 2022
| 
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| Lyn Petrie
| 2018
| Lyn Petrie was elected by a recount of votes<ref name="Drumminor Ward election result">{{Cite web |url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Council-business-news-and-information/News/Latest-news/Drumminor-Ward-election-result |title=Drumminor Ward election result |publisher=City of Tea Tree Gully |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> following the resignation in November 2023 of former Councillor Damian Wyld due to illness.<ref name="Resignation of long-serving Tea Tree Gully councillor Damian Wyld">{{Cite web |url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Council-business-news-and-information/News/Latest-news/Resignation-of-long-serving-Tea-Tree-Gully-councillor-Damian-Wyld |title=Resignation of long-serving Tea Tree Gully councillor Damian Wyld |publisher=City of Tea Tree Gully |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Hillcott Ward
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian_Labor_Party|Labor]]
| Kristianne Foreman
| 2021
|
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Sandy Keane
| 2014
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|Pedare Ward
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Bernie Keane
| 1994
|
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Donna Proleta
| 2025
| Elected by a supplementary election held in March 2025, following the resignation of Cr Tammie Sinclair in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tea Tree Gully supplementary election - Pedare ward |url=https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/2024-ttg-pedare |publisher=Electoral Commission SA |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Steventon Ward
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Jessica Hawkvelt
| 2018
| Deputy Mayor (2024-2025)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Labor
| Lucas Jones
| 2008
| Deputy Mayor (2025-2026)
|-
| rowspan="2"|Watergully Ward
| {{Australian party style|family first 2021}}|&nbsp;
| [[Family_First_Party_(2021)|Family First]]
| Marina Champion
| 2022
|
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal
| Blake Lawrenson
| 2022
|
|}

==Chairmen and Mayors of Tea Tree Gully==
{{div col|colwidth=27em}}
* William Henry Ind (1936–1943) <ref name=b1986>{{Citation | author1=Matthews, Penny | title=South Australia, the civic record, 1836–1986 | date=1986 | publisher=Wakefield Press | isbn=978-0-949268-82-2| pages=585}}</ref>
* Albert George Dearman (1943-1951) <ref name="b1986" />
* George Norman Lambert (1951-1954) <ref name="b1986" />
* Albert George Dearman (1954-1955) <ref name="b1986" />
* David Stanley Goodes (1955-1957) <ref name="b1986" />
* Basil David Mitchell (1957–1960) <ref name="b1986" />
* Viggo Ole Jacobsen (1960–1965) <ref name="b1986" />
* William Green (1967–1969) <ref name="b1986" />
* William Gilbert Brassington (1969–1972) <ref name="b1986" />
* John Charles Burford (1972–1974) <ref name="b1986" />
* John Garfield Tilley (1974–1981) <ref name="b1986" />
* Donald David Stuart (1981–1982) <ref name="b1986" />
* John Garfield Tilley (1982–1989) <ref name="b1986" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.modbury.rotaryaust.org/modbury-high-school-student-award/ | title=Modbury High School Student Award | publisher=Rotary Club of Modbury | access-date=21 November 2016}}</ref>
* Thomas Edward Loveland Milton (1989-1991)
* Lesley Purdom (1991-1997)
* Bernie Keane (1997-2000)
* Lesley Purdom (2000-2006)
* Miriam Smith (2006-2014)
* Pat Trainor (2014)
* Kevin Knight (2014-2022)
* Marijka Ryan<ref name="elected"/> (2022-''Current'')
{{div col end}}

== Geography ==
[[File:Golden Grove Greenwith.jpg|thumb|500px|Aerial image of the Golden Grove and Greenwith areas, looking north. Greenwith is to the north, and the border is Cobbler Creek, which is straddled by a treeline indicated by the upper red arrow. The southern border of Golden Grove is indicated approximately by the southern treeline marked by the arrow. The triangle in the southwestern corner of the photo is Surrey Downs, and to the southeastern corner is Fairview Park. [[Little Para Reservoir]] is the body of water. The light patches on the eastern part of the image are quarries. This is the northern part of the City of Tea Tree Gully.]]
The gully to which the city name refers actually exists and is known to be sizable as it provided a gradient negotiable only by bullock wagons travelling through the Mt. Lofty Ranges. Additionally the gully had permanent freshwater springs which promoted the growth of [[Leptospermum|tea tree]]s in the area – thus the eventual name 'Tea Tree Gully'.

The {{convert|350|ha|adj=on}} [[Anstey Hill Recreation Park]] is adjacent to the suburbs of [[Vista, South Australia|Vista]] and [[Tea Tree Gully, South Australia|Tea Tree Gully]].

== Sister cities ==
The City of Tea Tree Gully, has two [[sister city|sister cities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/page?pg=1788&stypen=html |title=Sister City Information |publisher=City of Tea Tree Gully |access-date=2008-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829114921/http://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/page?pg=1788&stypen=html |archive-date=29 August 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> They are:
* {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Asakuchi]]''', Japan (April 2006)
* {{flagicon| Ukraine}} '''[[Borodyanka]]''', Ukraine (May 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Tea Tree Gully signs sister city agreement with Ukrainian town |url=https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Council-business-news-and-information/News/Latest-news/City-of-Tea-Tree-Gully-signs-sister-city-agreement-with-Ukrainian-town |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Suburbs and post codes ==
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* [[Banksia Park, South Australia|Banksia Park]] – 5091
* [[Dernancourt, South Australia|Dernancourt]] – 5075
* [[Fairview Park, South Australia|Fairview Park]] – 5126
* [[Gilles Plains, South Australia|Gilles Plains]] – 5086
* [[Golden Grove, South Australia|Golden Grove]] – 5125
* [[Gould Creek, South Australia|Gould Creek]] – 5114
* [[Greenwith, South Australia|Greenwith]] – 5125
* [[Gulfview Heights, South Australia|Gulfview Heights]] – 5096
* [[Highbury, South Australia|Highbury]] – 5089
* [[Holden Hill, South Australia|Holden Hill]] – 5088
* [[Hope Valley, South Australia|Hope Valley]] – 5090
* [[Houghton, South Australia|Houghton]] – 5131
* [[Modbury, South Australia|Modbury]] – 5092
* [[Modbury Heights, South Australia|Modbury Heights]] – 5092
* [[Modbury North, South Australia|Modbury North]] – 5092
* [[Para Hills, South Australia|Para Hills]] – 5096
* [[Redwood Park, South Australia|Redwood Park]] – 5097
* [[Ridgehaven, South Australia|Ridgehaven]] – 5097
* [[St Agnes, South Australia|St Agnes]] – 5097
* [[Salisbury East, South Australia|Salisbury East]] – 5109
* [[Surrey Downs, South Australia|Surrey Downs]] – 5126
* [[Tea Tree Gully, South Australia|Tea Tree Gully]] – 5091
* [[Upper Hermitage, South Australia|Upper Hermitage]] – 5131
* [[Valley View, South Australia|Valley View]] – 5093
* [[Vista, South Australia|Vista]] – 5091
* [[Wynn Vale, South Australia|Wynn Vale]] – 5127
* [[Yatala Vale, South Australia|Yatala Vale]] – 5126
{{div col end}}

==See also==

* [[Local Government Areas of South Australia]]
* [[List of Adelaide parks and gardens]]

==Notes and references==
;Notes
{{Reflist}}
;Reference
* {{cite book |title=From settlement to city: a history of the district of Tea Tree Gully, 1836–1976 |first=Ian |last=Auhl |publisher=Lynton Publications |location=Blackwood, SA |year=1976}}{{isbn missing}}
* {{cite book |title=From settlement to city: a history of the district of Tea Tree Gully, 1836–1976, 1976–1993 |first=Ian |last=Auhl |publisher=Tea Tree Gully Council |location=Modbury, SA |year=1993 |editor=Tea Tree Gully Historical Society |isbn=9781742224770}}

== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au}}
*[http://www.cttg.sa.gov.au/library City of Tea Tree Gully Library]
*[http://www.cttg.sa.gov.au/gallery1855 Gallery 1855]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050719120825/http://www.id.com.au/teatreegully/commprofile/default.asp?id=121&gid=10&pg=1 City of Tea Tree Gully community profile (I.D. Consulting Pty Ltd)]
*https://cttg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=f335d460c4c44f59b4c9920df6b6dca5 Council boundaries as at Nov 2022 (City of Tea Tree Gully)]

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