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Adelaide Hills Council
South Australia
Coordinates34°57′S 138°53′E / 34.950°S 138.883°E / -34.950; 138.883
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Established1997[citation needed]
Area795.08 km2 (307.0 sq mi)[citation needed]
MayorJan-Claire Wisdom[1]
Council seatStirling
RegionAdelaide Hills[2]
State electorate(s)Heysen, Morialta, Kavel, Schubert
Federal division(s)
WebsiteAdelaide Hills Council
LGAs around Adelaide Hills Council:
City of Tea Tree Gully City of Playford The Barossa Council
City of Burnside Adelaide Hills Council Mid Murray Council
City of Onkaparinga District Council of Mount Barker District Council of Mount Barker
Adelaide Hills Council Head Office, Stirling

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

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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

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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 July 2025 is:[4]

Ward Party Affiliation Councillor First Elected Notes
Mayor   Independent Jan-Claire Wisdom 2010 Chief Executive Officer Greg Georgopoulos 2023
Ranges Ward   Independent Kirrilee Boyd 2014
  Labor Adrian Cheater 2022
  Independent Nathan Daniell 2014 Deputy Mayor
  Labor Leith Mudge 2018
  Independent Mark Osterstock 2018
  Independent Kirsty Parkin 2018
Vacant
Valley Ward Vacant
  Independent Chris Grant 2018
  Independent Malcolm Herrmann 2010
  Liberal Lucy Huxter 2022
Vacant

Mayors

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Since the establishment of the Council in 1997 there have been four Mayors.[5]

  • 1997-2000: Anita Aspinall
  • 2000-2010: Bill Cooksley
  • 2010-2018: Bill Spragg
  • 2018-current: Jan-Claire Wisdom

Suburbs

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The Adelaide Hills Council contains the following suburbs and localities:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Council Members". Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Freedom of Information". Adelaide Hills Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Council Members and Executive". Adelaide Hills Council. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Elected Members Years of Service since Amalgamation" (PDF). Adelaide Hills Council. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "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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