City of Charles Sturt

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The City of Charles Sturt is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast.

The council was formed on 1 January 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Hindmarsh Woodville and the City of Henley and Grange. It comprises a mix of residential, industrial and commercial areas and had a population of 121,840 in 2021.[1]

History

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Map showing the boundaries of the District Council of Hindmarsh in relation to the Hundred of Yatala in 1853. The area is very similar to the boundaries of the present-day City of Charles Sturt, with the exception of the north-west coastal strip that was once the District Council of Glanville.

The first local government to be established in the area was the District Council of Hindmarsh (established in 1853),[2] covering the north west suburbs of Adelaide south of the port and north of the Torrens. The boundaries of the Hindmarsh district council were remarkably similar to the boundaries of the City of Charles Sturt, but the intervening years from 1874 to 1997 saw several divisions and amalgamations in the original council area, leading to the current boundaries.

In 1874 the Town of Hindmarsh seceded from the original district council, the latter changing its name to District Council of Woodville a year later.[3][4] The Town of Hindmarsh included the near-city communities of Hindmarsh, Bowden, Brompton, Croydon and what would become Renown Park. The District Council of Woodville ultimately came to be seated at the present-day civic centre on Woodville Road at Woodville.

As part of the District Councils Act 1887 consolidation of local government in the state, the rump of the District Council of Glanville was amalgamated into Woodville council as the Davenport ward in 1888. This closely following the creation of the Town of Semaphore which removed a significantly-populated portion of Glanville. This now meant that the Woodville council's western boundary was the coastline from the Torrens to Fort Glanville.

In December 1915, the seaside communities of Henley Beach and Grange seceded from Woodville council (along with the West Beach area of West Torrens council) to form the Municipality of Henley and Grange[5]

The Woodville and Hindmarsh councils were reunited in 1993 as the City of Hindmarsh Woodville, and, four years later, the City of Henley and Grange was also reunited to form the present boundaries as the City of Charles Sturt.

Councillors

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Woodville Town Hall at Charles Sturt civic centre in 2017

The current council since December 2022Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is:[6]

Ward Party Councillor Notes
Mayor Template:Australian party style Independent Angela Evans
Beverley Template:Australian party style Labor Edgar Agius
Template:Australian party style Independent Michael McEwen
Findon Template:Australian party style Labor Peter Ppiros
Template:Australian party style Independent George Turelli
Grange Template:Australian party style Independent Rachele Tullio
Template:Australian party style Independent Tom Scheffler
Henley Template:Australian party style Independent Kenzie Van den Nieuwelaar
Template:Australian party style Independent Merlindie Fardone
Hindmarsh Template:Australian party style Independent Katriona Kinsella
Template:Australian party style Labor Alice Campbell
Semaphore Park Template:Australian party style Independent Stuart Ghent
Template:Australian party style Independent Nicholas Le Lacheur
Woodville Template:Australian party style Independent Quin Tran
Template:Australian party style Labor Senthil Chidambaranathan
West Woodville Template:Australian party style Independent Kelly Thomas
Template:Australian party style Independent Nicole Mazeika

Suburbs

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See also

References

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