Southern Mallee District Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,979 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0,35/km2 (91/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 23 January 1997[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,700 km2 (2,200.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Ron Valentine | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray and Mallee[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | MacKillop | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
Website | Southern Mallee District Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Southern Mallee District Council is a local government area in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia. The council offices are in Pinnaroo and Lameroo.[4] It was established on 23 January 1997 when the District Council of Lameroo and District Council of Pinnaroo agreed to merge.[2] Their predecessors date from 1908.[5]
The largest towns are Lameroo and Pinnaroo; the council also includes the localities of Geranium, Karte, Parilla and Parrakie, and parts of Jabuk and Ngarkat.[6]