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The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island, 13 km off the coast of the mainland. The council was formed on the 28 November 1996 by the amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley. Its first meeting held on 11 December 1996. [5]
Agriculture was concerned with the production of wool and meat, while tourism was changing from a traditional focus on recreational fishing to one where people visited the island to see its landscape, flora and fauna. [7] In 1996, it was amalgamated with the District Council of Dudley to create the Kangaroo Island Council. [8]
Seddon is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 151 kilometres (94 mi) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Kingscote. [2]
The Kangaroo Island Council provides local government for the entire island and was formed in 1996, following amalgamation of the previous District Councils of Kingscote and Dudley. Kangaroo Island is in the federal Division of Mayo and in the state Electoral district of Mawson.
Michael Redding Pengilly (born 13 June 1950) is an Australian politician who is the mayor of Kangaroo Island. [ 3 ] He formerly represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Finniss from the 2006 election to 2018, representing the Liberal Party .
On 7 June 1888, the local government area of the District Council of Dudley was established. This was subsequently merged in 1996 with the District Council of Kingscote to create the Kangaroo Island Council. [17] [18] [19] [20]
As a result, the council at its Sept. 12 meeting passed on third reading an ordinance to condemn the Melrose Landing, once again stalling the sale of the resort and dividing residents on the island.
North Cape is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 116 kilometres (72 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) north of the municipal seat of Kingscote.