Elector Representation Review

PLEASE NOTE CONSULTATION HAS NOW CLOSED

What stage are we at in the Elector Representation Review?

Adelaide Hills Council resolved at a Council meeting last night (24 October) to approve the final proposal of the future composition and structure of Council and to finalise the Representation Review Report for lodgement with the Electoral Commission.

Council's final proposal for the future composition and structure of its representation arrangements is:

• A Mayor elected by the electors for the Council area
• The Council elected body to comprise the Mayor and twelve ward councillors
• The Council area divided into two wards named Valleys Ward and Ranges Ward.

The Valleys Ward will be created by merging the existing Torrens Valley and Onkaparinga Valley wards into one ward with five councillor representation. The remaining Manoah, Mt Lofty and Marble Hill wards will be amalgamated to form the Ranges Ward with seven councillors with the addition of the Basket Range, Cherryville and Carey Gully localities, which were previously divided by ward boundaries, being wholly within the proposed Ranges Ward.

A Final Representation Review Report, containing the final proposal, will be developed and lodged with the Electoral Commission for certification.

Upon certification the revised representation arrangements will come into effect for the November 2018 Local Government elections.

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What has taken place

At the Special Council Meeting held on Monday 11 September 2017, Council resolved to approve the draft Representation Review Report for public consultation.

This is your chance to make a submission regarding the proposal in this report.

Council proposes the following in respect to its future composition and structure.

• The principal member of Council continue to be a Mayor, elected by the community.

• The Council area be divided into two wards.

• The proposed wards be identified as Ranges Ward and Valleys Ward.

• The future elected body of Council comprise twelve (12) ward councillors, with the proposed Ranges Ward be represented by seven (7) ward councillors and the proposed Valleys Ward be represented by five (5) ward councillors.

The proposed wards are described as follows:

Ranges Ward: Created by merging the existing Manoah, Mt Lofty and Marble Hill wards into one ward comprising the districts/localities of Dorset Vale, Bradbury, Scott Creek, Ironbank, Longwood, Mylor, Bridgewater, Aldgate, Heathfield, Stirling, Upper Sturt, Belair, Crafers, Crafers West, Cleland, Piccadilly, Mount George, Carey Gully (part only), Uraidla, Summertown, Greenhill, Horsnell Gully, Ashton, Basket Range (part only), Marble Hill, Norton Summit, Teringie, Woodforde, Rostrevor, Montacute, Cherryville (part only) and Castambul.

Valleys Ward: Created by merging the existing Torrens Valley and Onkaparinga Valley wards into one ward comprising the districts/localities of Verdun, Hahndorf, Balhannah, Hay Valley, Oakbank, Woodside, Lenswood, Carey Gully (part only), Basket Range (part only), Cherryville (part only), Forest Range, Lobethal, Charleston, Mount Torrens, Gumeracha, Cudlee Creek, Paracombe, Houghton, Lower Hermitage, Upper Hermitage, Inglewood, Millbrook, Chain of Ponds, Birdwood, Forreston, Kersbrook, Mount Crawford, Humbug Scrub and Cromer.

The minutes of the Special Council meeting are available here.

The Representation Review Reportpublic consultation has now concluded. Any persons who made written submissionsduring the consultation period have the opportunity to appear personally, or byrepresentative, before the Council at a Special Meeting at 6.00pm on Tuesday 10October 2017 in the Stirling Council Chambers to be heard in relation to theirsubmission.