Local government area in South Australia
The Flinders Ranges Council is a local government area (LGA) located in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia .
The LGA is approximately 100 km from north to south, and 45 km from east to west, with a total area of 4,198 square kilometres.[citation needed ]
The main towns within the council are Hawker and Quorn ; it also includes the localities of Barndioota , Kanyaka and Stephenston , and part of Bruce , Cradock , Flinders Ranges , Moockra , Saltia , Shaggy Ridge , Wilmington and Yarrah .[ 4]
It was created on 1 January 1997 following the merger of the District Council of Kanyaka-Quorn and the District Council of Hawker .[ 1]
The LGA adjoins the following to the south - City of Port Augusta , District Council of Mount Remarkable and District Council of Orroroo Carrieton , while the remainder of the adjoining land is within the unincorporated area of South Australia where municipal services are provided by the Outback Communities Authority .[ 4] [ 5]
The Flinders Ranges Council is entirely in the state electorate of Giles and the federal Division of Grey .[ 6]
Council
Ward
Councillor
Notes
Mayor [ 7]
Ken Anderson
Unsubdivided [ 8]
Steven (Steve) Taylor
Julian Hipwell
Angus Searcy
Patricia (Patsy) Reynolds
Deputy Mayor
David Hunter
Ashley Parkinson
Ian Carpenter
Greg Flint
The Flinders Ranges Council has a directly elected Mayor. The last Mayoral election was completed in November 2022 with Mayor Anderson, defeating the incumbent Mayor Flint with 426 votes to 307. [ 9]
Previous Mayor's of The Flinders Ranges Council
1997-2010 Mr Max McHugh
2010-2020 Mr Peter Slattery
2021-2022 Mr Greg Flint
The current Chief Executive Officer of The Flinders Ranges Council is Sean Holden.[ 10]
Previous CEO's of The Flinders Ranges Council
1997-2002 Mr D A Cearns
2002-2004 Mr R D Walsh
2004-2009 Mr L E Connors
2009-2019 Mr C J Davies
2020-2023 Mr E J Brown
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