City of Marion

For other uses, see Marion (disambiguation).

The City of Marion is a local government area in part of the southern and western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council offices are in the suburb of Sturt.

City of Marion South Australia
Population	94,721 (LGA 2021)^[1]
• Density	1,706,68/km^2 (442,030/sq mi)
Area	55.5 km^2 (21.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Kris Hanna
Council seat	Sturt (Town Hall)
Region	Southern Adelaide^[2]
State electorate(s)	Elder, Gibson, Badcoe, Black, Morphett, Davenport
Federal division(s)	Boothby, Kingston
Website	City of Marion
LGAs around City of Marion: City of Holdfast Bay City of West Torrens City of Unley City of Marion City of Mitcham City of Onkaparinga City of Onkaparinga

History

The District Council of Brighton was established in 1853, centred at the then rural village of Marion (laid out in 1838) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south west of Adelaide. The district council was renamed to District Council of Marion in 1886 to distinguish it from the adjacent Town of Brighton, the latter having been detached from the Brighton district council in 1858.^[3] In 1944 the district council was gazetted a municipality and thereafter known as the City of Marion,^[4] and its first mayor, Frederick Henson Trott, was elected.^[5]

List of mayors

• 1944–1947: Frederick Henson Trott^[6]
• 1947–1953: William John White^[7][8][9]
• 1953–????: Patrick William Tippins^[7][9]
• 1962–????: Ray T. Edwards^[10]
• 1964–1972: Ron Keen^[11]
• 1972–1978: Livingstone Ralph Grey^[a][12]
• 1978–1985: E. R. "Ted" Newberry^[13]
• 1985–1991: Kevin V. Hodgson^[14][15]
• 1991–2000: Colin Haines^[16]
• 2000–2014: Felicity-Ann Lewis^[17]
• 2014–present: Kris Hanna^[18]

1. Commonly known as Ralph Grey.

Council

As of September 2022, the council comprises the Mayor and 12 ward councillors across 6 wards, as follows:^[19]

Ward	Party^[20]		Councillor	Notes
Mayor			Kris Hanna
Coastal			Ian Crossland
			Sarah Luscombe
Mullawirra			Jason Veliskou
			Amar Singh
Southern Hills			Luke Naismith
			Jana Mates
Warracowie			Matt Taylor
			Nathan Prior
Warriparinga			Raelene Telfer
			Renuka Lama
Woodlands			Jayne Hoffman
			Joseph Masika

Kris Hanna is the current Mayor of the City of Marion and was sworn in for his third term as Mayor in November 2022.^[19] Tony Harrison commenced as the current chief executive on 27 April 2021.^[21]

Electoral history

2022 Mayoral election

The Local Government elections were held in November 2022. Sitting Mayor, Kris Hanna was opposed by Councillor Bruce Hull and Jason Midzi. Mayor Hanna secured the majority vote of 11988, followed by Bruce Hull with 4563 and Jason Midzi with 2695. Five Councillors were re-elected with seven new members sworn in covering all six wards. Amar Singh replaced Kendra Clancy in Mullawirra, Matt Taylor replaced Bruce Hull in Warracowie, Sarah Luscombe replaced Tim Gard in Coastal, Jayne Hoffmann replaced Sasha Mason in Woodlands, who resigned prior to the election, Renuka Lama replaced Luke Hutchinson in Warraparinga and the Southern Hills ward had a change of two Council Members in Jana Mates and Luke Naismith who replaced, Maggie Duncan and Matthew Shilling.

2018 Mayoral election

The November 2018 local government election saw the sitting Mayor Kris Hanna go up against Councillor Janet Byram, Councillor Nick Westwood and resident Rob deJonge. Mayor Hanna defeated the challenges and was elected on the first count with 9,094 votes, Byram 3971, deJonge 1,502 and Westwood 1,340. The election also saw eight Councillors re-elected for second, third and fourth terms, along with four new faces. Councillor Joseph Masika was elected in Woodlands Ward and replaced former Councillor Nick Kerry. Councillor Kendra Clancy beat incumbent Councillor Jerome Appleby in Mullawirra Ward. The biggest change was in the Southern Hills ward where both Councillor Maggie Duncan and Councillor Matthew Shilling beat Councillor Nick Kerry who tried to move wards.^{[citation needed]}

2014 Mayoral election

The November 2014 local government elections saw a new mayor and seven new councillors elected to serve the City of Marion. Kris Hanna was elected unopposed after Dr Felicity-Ann Lewis decided not to stand in the election. Jerome Appleby, Bruce Hull, Luke Hutchinson, Tim Pfeiffer and Jason Veliskou were re-elected. Seven new councillors were elected; Janet Byram, Ian Crossland, Tim Gard, Nick Kerry, Nathan Prior, Raelene Telfer and Nick Westwood.^{[citation needed]}

2010 Mayoral election

The 2010 mayoral election saw sitting Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis go up against Councillor Raelene Telfer. Lewis ran with the campaign slogan "Experienced Leadership", whilst Raelene Telfer went with "A Full-time Mayor for Marion", which tried to tap into concerns that Lewis was too occupied with the Local Government Association of SA. Telfer's campaign failed and Mayor Lewis was returned for another term. Lewis received 7766 votes to Telfer's 6764.^[22]

2006 Mayoral election

The 2006 mayoral election saw Bruce Hull and Felicity-Ann Lewis go up against each other for the position for a second time. It had been expected that Lewis would not re-contest but she nominated at the eleventh hour. Former councillor Andrew Cole also ran. Bruce Hull failed once again, gaining 7988 votes to Lewis' 8345 after the distribution of Cole's preferences.^[23]

2003 Mayoral election

At the 2003 Mayoral election Felicity-Ann Lewis was elected unopposed.^[24]

Suburbs

The suburbs in the City of Marion are:

• Ascot Park
• Clovelly Park
• Darlington
• Dover Gardens
• Edwardstown
• Glandore
• Glengowrie
• Hallett Cove
• Marino
• Marion
• Mitchell Park
• Morphettville
• O'Halloran Hill
• Oaklands Park
• Park Holme
• Plympton Park
• Seacombe Gardens
• Seacombe Heights
• Seaview Downs
• Sheidow Park
• South Plympton
• Sturt
• Tonsley
• Trott Park
• Warradale

Key to the City of Marion

The following have been awarded the "Key to the City of Marion".

Year	Name
2016^[25]^[26]	Kyle Chalmers OAM

See also

• List of Adelaide parks and gardens

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marion (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
2. (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 13. To avoid confusion over the similarity of names of DC of Brighton and the Corporation of the Town of Brighton, a petition by ratepayers resulted in the change of name from DC of Brighton to DC of Marion on 31 August 1886.
4. "Marion Council". The Advertiser. 5 April 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2016. The chairman of the Marion Council (Mr. F. H. Trott) at Monday night's meeting, announced that the proclamation of the creation of a municipality at Marion had been gazetted.
5. "What is Happening in Your Home State". Army News. Darwin. 7 April 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "DEATH OF MR. F. H. TROTT". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 4 March 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Advertising". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 23 April 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "PAYNEHAM WILL HAVE ONLY CITY MAYORAL POLL". The Mail. Adelaide. 10 May 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "Two Mayors Retain Office: 1 Defeated". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 6 July 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "In South Australia This Week: STATE ELECTORAL BOUNDARY TALKS END IN IMPASSE". The Canberra Times. Canberra. 20 July 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "Presentation of M.B.E. to Mayor Ron Keen". City of Charles Sturt. 1967. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
12. "Presentation of service award to Mayor Ralph Grey". City of Charles Sturt. 1970s. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
13. "Marion Mayor Kevin Hodgson and Ted Newberry". City of Charles Sturt. c. 1990. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
14. "Marion Council centenary meeting and dinner 1986 – 32". City of Charles Sturt. 2 September 1986. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
15. "Marion Mayor Kevin Hodgson, c1990". City of Charles Sturt. c. 1990. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
16. "Marion Mayor Colin Haines, 1991". City of Charles Sturt. 1991. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
17. "Dr Felicity-ann Lewis". Australian Press Council. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
18. Baker, Rebecca (17 September 2014). "Former MP Kris Hanna nominated unopposed as mayor of Marion Council". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
19. "Elected members". City of Marion. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
20. "Results". result.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
21. . City of Marion. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
22. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018.
23. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015.
24. . Lga.sa.gov.au.
25. Clarke, Craig (December 2016). "King Kyle wins key to Marion's heart" (PDF). No. 53. City of Marion. City Limits. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
26. Clarke, Craig. "Media Release: King Kyle receives key to Marion" (PDF). City of Marion. City of Marion. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

External links

• Official website
• SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre

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