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Barossa Council
Barossa
Council
is a
local government area
in the
Barossa Valley
in
South Australia
. The
council area
covers
912
square kilometres
and had a population of over 23,000 as at the
2016 Census
.
History
It was proclaimed on
1 July
1996 following the
amalgamation
of the
District Council of Angaston
, the
District Council of Barossa
and the
District Council of Tanunda
. It also gained a portion of the former
District Council of Mount Pleasant
on 1
July 1997
.
Description
Townships in the
council
area include
Angaston
Eden Valley
Lyndoch
Moculta
Mount Pleasant
Nuriootpa
Penrice
Springton
Stockwell
Tanunda
Williamstown
Mayors
Brian Hurn
- 1996-2014
Bob
Sloane
- 2014-2018
Michael
"Bim" Lange -
2018
- present