| Type: | lga |
| District Council of Karoonda East Murray | |
| State: | sa |
| Density: | 0,23 |
| Area: | 4415 |
| Est: | 1979 |
| Coordinates: | -35.0188°N 140.1306°W |
| Seat: | Karoonda |
| Mayor: | Caroline Philips [1] |
| Region: | Murray and Mallee[2] |
| Logo Upright: | 1.5 |
| Url: | http://www.dckem.sa.gov.au/ |
| Stategov: | Chaffey[3] |
| Fedgov: | Barker |
| Near-N: | District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
| Near-Ne: | District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
| Near-E: | Southern Mallee District Council |
| Near-Se: | Southern Mallee District Council |
| Near-S: | Coorong District Council |
| Near-Sw: | Rural City of Murray Bridge |
| Near-W: | Mid Murray Council |
| Near-Nw: | Mid Murray Council |
The District Council of Karoonda East Murray is a local government area in the Murray Mallee area of South Australia. The main council offices are in Karoonda.[4]
The council area covers 4,415 square kilometres and had a population of approximately 1,100 at the 2016 Census. The annual average rainfall is 350 mm.
It is entirely in the state electorate of Chaffey and the federal Division of Barker.
The council was established in 1979 when the District Council of Karoonda (established 1922) and the District Council of East Murray (established 1923) amalgamated.
The township of Karoonda was established in 1913 when the mallee railway lines were put in place to open the area to grain growing, as previous pastoral runs had failed.
It includes the towns and localities of Bakara, Borrika, Copeville, Galga, Halidon, Karoonda, Marama, Mindarie, Perponda, Sandalwood, Wanbi and Wynarka, as well as parts of Bowhill, Mantung and Mercunda.
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Caroline Phillips | |||
| Unsubdivided | Yvonne Smith | |||
| Kevin Burdett | ||||
| Daryl Sparks | ||||
| Russell Norman | ||||
| Simon Martin | ||||
| Darren Zadow | ||||
The District Council of Karoonda East Murray has a directly-elected mayor.[5]