District Council of Renmark Paringa
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Renmark Paringa Council South Australia |
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Location of the Renmark Paringa Council
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| Population | 9,230 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.082/km2 (26.112/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 915.5 km2 (353.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Neil Martinson | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Renmark | ||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Renmark Paringa Council | ||||||||||||
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The Renmark Paringa Council is a local government area located adjacent to the Victorian border, in the Riverland, South Australia. The area is known for its various fruit production, and is heavily dependent on the River Murray as a water source. The council seat is at Renmark.
The earliest inhabitants of the district area were the Naralte aboriginal people, who lived on the food provided by the river and surrounding areas. The word 'Renmark' is thought to be derived from the Naralte word for 'red mud'.
The first European to explore the district was Captain Charles Sturt who rowed a whale boat down the Murrumbidgee in 1829, searching for Australia's 'inland sea' and reached the junction with the Murray River on 14 January 1830.
The Canadian Chaffey brothers are honoured as founders of Renmark, and were invited to Australia to create an irrigation colony at Mildura. After delays in the Mildura project, an agreement for the establishment of an irrigation colony at Renmark was signed in 1887. Vineyards and fruit blocks slowly emerged throughout the district, sealing the fate of the district as a fruit and wine growing region.
In 1893, the ‘Renmark Irrigation Trust’ was established to provide water to the growers. In the early years, the Trust also played the primary role in the administration and governing of the settlement.
The 'Town of Renmark' and the 'District Council of Paringa' were established not long after.
The Renmark Paringa Council came into existence on 1 July 1996 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Paringa and the Town of Renmark.
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