City of Unley

This article is about the local government area. For the suburb within this area, see Unley, South Australia.
City of Unley
South Australia
Population 39,324 (2015 est)[1]
 • Density 2,752/km2 (7,130/sq mi)
Established 1871
Area 14.29 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Mayor Lachlan Clyne
Council seat Unley
Region Metropolitan Adelaide
State electorate(s) Unley, Waite, Ashford
Federal Division(s) Adelaide
Website City of Unley
LGAs around City of Unley:
City of West Torrens City of Adelaide City of Burnside
City of West Torrens City of Unley City of Burnside
City of Marion City of Mitcham City of Mitcham

The City of Unley, is a local government area in the Adelaide metropolitan region. It is located directly south of the Adelaide city centre.

The Corporate Town of Unley was created in 1871, when Unley and surrounding areas were severed from the District Council of Mitcham to create a separate municipality. The first town hall was built in 1880. It gained city status in 1906, becoming the current City of Unley.[2]

Council

The council as of June 2016 is:[3]

WardParty[4]CouncillorNotes
Mayor   Liberal Lachlan Clyne
Clarence Park   Independent Don Palmer
  Independent Jennie Boisvert
Fullarton   Independent Anthony Lapidge
  Independent Peter Hughes
Goodwood   Independent Bob Schnell
  Independent Luke Smolucha
Parkside   Independent John Koumi
  Independent Mike Hudson
Unley   Independent Michael Hewitson
  Independent Rufus Salaman
Unley Park   Independent Michael Rabbitt
  Independent Rob Sangster

Suburbs

Mayors

This is a list of mayors of Unley:[5][6]

  • John Henry Barrow (1871-1872) [7]
  • John Herbert Cooke (1904-1907)
  • Alfred Samuel Lewis (1907-1909)
  • John Henry Chinner (1909-1912)
  • Walter Dollman (1912-1914)
  • Thomas Elliott Yelland (1914-1916)
  • William Norman Parsons (1916-1918)
  • William Harold Langham (1918-1920)
  • Herbert Richards (1920-1922)
  • Alfred Ernest Morris (1922-1924)
  • Ethelbert Bendall (1924-1926)
  • George Illingworth (1926-1928)
  • Benjamin John Sellick (1928-1930)
  • Charles Mayo Read (1930-1932)
  • Frederick James Barrett (1933-1935)
  • John McLeay, Sr. (1935-1937)
  • James McGregor Soutar (1937-1939)
  • Colin Dunnage (1939-1941)
  • Keith Bentzen (1941-1943)
  • Henry Dunks (1943-1946)
  • William Morris Harrell (1946-1948)
  • Samuel Gild (1948-1949)
  • Claude Stanislaus Coogan (1949-1952)
  • Joseph Young (Joe) Woollacott (1952-1953)
  • Theodore Fergus Ballantyne (1953-1955)
  • Alfred G. M. Freeman (1953-1955)
  • George S. Barlow (1957-1959)
  • Claude F. Page (1959-1961)
  • John McLeay, Jr. (1961-1963)
  • Leonard Iles (1963-1965)
  • Alexander L. Hood (1965-1967)
  • Lewis G. Short (1967-1970)
  • Clement Colman (1970-1972)
  • Eric H. Parish (1972-1974)
  • Laurence K. Simon (1974-1975)
  • Lloyd K. Lovell (1975-1977)
  • John H. Southern (1977-1980)
  • Cecil S. Rowe (1980-1982)
  • Denis A. Sheridan (1982-1985)
  • Barry L. Schuetz (1985-1987)
  • David H. McLeod (1987-1991)
  • Michael Keenan (1991-2006)
  • Richard Thorne (2006-2010)
  • Lachlan Clyne (2010–present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Overview History of the Unley District" (PDF). City of Unley. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wards and Councillors". City of Unley. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Council Members Register of Interests" (PDF). City of Unley. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "History of Unley". City of Unley. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. pp. 137–164.
  7. ↑ "UNLEY CORPORATION.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 30 November 1872. p. 14. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 34°57′S 138°36′E / 34.950°S 138.600°E / -34.950; 138.600


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