A local government area ( LGA ) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state , province , division , or territory .
9-726: The Mid Murray Council is a local government area in South Australia in the Murray and Mallee region of South Australia . The council spans the area from the Riverland through the Murraylands to the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges . It includes 220 km of the Murray River . The council seat is at Mannum ; it also maintains secondary offices at Cambrai and Morgan . It
18-703: A directly-elected mayor. Local government area The phrase is used as a generalised description in the United Kingdom to refer to a variety of political divisions such as boroughs , counties , unitary authorities , and cities , all of which have a council or similar body exercising a degree of self-government. Each of the United Kingdom's four constituent countries has its own structure of local government, for example Northern Ireland has local districts; many parts of England have non-metropolitan counties consisting of rural districts; London and many other urban areas have boroughs; there are three islands councils off
27-518: Is largely for this reason that the term "local government area", or simply "LGA", is favoured over the term "municipality", the use of which could easily lead to confusion. In recent years changes to the structures of local government have given rise to new official designations, while other terms have fallen out of favour. In the mid-1990s the state government of Victoria amalgamated almost all municipalities, abolishing many cities and shires, all towns and all but one borough. Queenscliff, south of Melbourne,
36-520: Is now the only place in Australia that is officially a borough. Meanwhile, many "rural cities" were formed in largely rural areas where the core town is large enough, in terms of population, to be considered a city. In many such cases that town had previously been governed by a now defunct city council. Restructuring of local government in New South Wales and Queensland in the following decade gave rise to
45-486: The coast of Scotland; while the rest of Scotland and all of Wales are divided into unitary authority counties, some of which are officially designated as cities. As such the term local government area is a convenient generic label referring to all of these authorities and the areas within their control. The term is particularly common in Australia where it is synonymous with "municipality". Local government authorities across
54-770: The country have similar functions and powers, but have different official designations in different states, and according to whether they are urban or rural. Most urban municipalities in all states are "cities". Many in Western Australia are officially "towns", even within the Perth metropolitan area. Many rural areas in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia are "shires", while rural areas in South Australia have "district councils", and those in Tasmania officially use
63-535: The municipal designations of "region" and "area", for example, the Sunshine Coast of Queensland was formerly divided into several shires, but is now governed by a single Sunshine Coast Regional Council . "Local government area" is also an official designation in The Gambia and Nigeria . List of countries where "local government area" is an official designation: Sanderston, South Australia Sanderston
72-577: The title "municipality". Due to the Australian Capital Territory's small size it has no local government and is instead overseen by the ACT Legislative Assembly . Areas Towns Municipalities Shires Shires Towns Regional councils Rural cities Municipalities/municipal councils District councils Regional councils Towns Aboriginal councils Municipalities Rural cities Boroughs Shires Towns Shires It
81-1521: Was formed on 1 July 1997 from the amalgamation of the District Council of Mannum , the District Council of Morgan , the District Council of Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant . The council's main centres include the river towns of Mannum , Swan Reach , Blanchetown and Morgan and the hills towns of Truro , Palmer and Tungkillo . It also includes a large number of rural localities, including Angas Valley , Annadale , Apamurra , Beatty , Beaumonts , Big Bend , Bolto , Brenda Park , Cadell , Cadell Lagoon , Cambrai , Caurnamont , Claypans , Cowirra , Dutton East , Eba , Fisher , Five Miles , Forster , Frahns , Frayville , Julanka Holdings , Keyneton , Lake Carlet , Langs Landing , Lindley , Maude , Marks Landing , McBean Pound , Morphetts Flat , Mount Mary , Milendella , Nildottie , North West Bend , Old Teal Flat , Pellaring Flat , Pompoota , Ponde , Port Mannum , Punthari , Punyelroo , Purnong , Rocky Point , Sanderston , Sandleton , Sedan , Stuart , Sunnydale , Teal Flat , Towitta , Walker Flat , Wombats Rest , Wongulla , Younghusband , Younghusband Holdings and Zadows Landing , and parts of Birdwood , Bower , Bowhill , Brownlow , Burdett , Caloote , Dutton , Eden Valley , Frankton , Mount Pleasant , Mount Torrens , Murbko , Rockleigh , Springton , Steinfeld , Taylorville , Tepko and Wall Flat . Mid Murray Council has
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