District Council of Rocky River

Local government area in South Australia

33°16′0″S 138°21′0″E / 33.26667°S 138.35000°E / -33.26667; 138.35000Established1988Abolished1997Council seatGladstone

LGAs around District Council of Rocky River:
Port Germein Mount Remarkable	Port Germein Mount Remarkable	Jamestown
Crystal Brook-Redhill	District Council of Rocky River	Jamestown Spalding
Blyth-Snowtown	Blyth-Snowtown	Clare

The District Council of Rocky River was a local government area in South Australia from 1988 to 1997, seated at Gladstone.

History

The council came into existence on 1 May 1988 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Georgetown, District Council of Gladstone and District Council of Laura. It had nine members divided amongst three wards (Georgetown, Gladstone and Laura), each returning three councillors.^[1] It was relatively short-lived, as on 3 May 1997 it merged with the District Council of Jamestown and the District Council of Spalding to create the Northern Areas Council.^[2]^[3] Its principal office was located in Gladstone.^[4]

^ "Thursday, 27 August, 1987" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
^ "Gladstone". Northern Areas Council. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ "Laura". Northern Areas Council. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ "District Council of Rocky River, Periodical Election" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 775. 25 February 1993. Retrieved 19 October 2016.