Town of Walkerville

The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville (or Town of Walkerville) is a small local government area in the central suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

Town of Walkerville South Australia
Population	7,550 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	2,115/km^2 (5,477/sq mi)
Established	1944
Area	3.57 km^2 (1.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Elizabeth Fricker
Council seat	Gilberton
Region	Eastern Adelaide[2]
State electorate(s)	Adelaide, Torrens
Federal Division(s)	Adelaide, Sturt
Website	Town of Walkerville
LGAs around Town of Walkerville: City of Prospect City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Prospect Town of Walkerville City of Norwood Payneham St Peters City of Adelaide City of Adelaide City of Norwood Payneham St Peters

The residents of the Town of Walkerville are represented by a mayor and eight councillors. The area is home to the highest concentration of top earners in South Australia[3], and was named "South Australia's richest postcode" in 2016.[4]

History

The District Council of Walkerville was first proclaimed on 5 July 1855, severing the area from the District Council of Yatala after a petition by local residents proclaimed a desire to break away from the larger District Council of Yatala (proclaimed in 1853). [5][6] Initially, only the suburbs of Walkerville and Gilberton seceded from Yatala but within a few months, Medindie and North Walkerville (now part of Walkerville proper, east of Fuller Street) were annexed by Walkerville. The district boundaries remained unchanged until 1970 when Vale Park was annexed from the City of Enfield.

Early council meetings were held in a room at the local pub, the Sussex Arms. In 1893 the council seat moved across Stephen Terrace to the present location by the Walkerville Town Hall on Walkerville Terrace, Gilberton.

It was granted corporate town status on 1 October 1944, becoming the Town of Walkerville.[7]

Suburbs

• Gilberton (5081)
• Medindie (5081)
• Vale Park (5081)
• Walkerville (5081)

Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of Walkerville

Main article: List of mayors of the Town of Walkerville

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• JT Mellor (1906), appointed to the Municipal Tramways Trust[8]
• Alfred Thiele (1935-1937) [9]
• Louis David Waterhouse (1937-1938) [9]
• John Creswell (1939-1944) [9]
• Frank Davies Wilson (1944-1946) [9]
• George Dorricutt Shaw (1946-1947) [9]
• Frederick Louis Rungie (1948-1951) [9]
• Howard Herbert Dayman (1951-1955) [9]
• Frank Davies Wilson (1955-1956) [9]
• Cecil Ernest Searle (1956-1961) [9]
• Lance Milne (1961-1964) [9]
• Ernest Phillipson (1964-1965) [9]
• Leonard Ewens (1966-1969) [9]
• Edwin Scales (1969-1977) [9]
• Kenneth Price (1977-1982) [9]
• George Sparnon (1982-1987) [10][9]
• Margot Vowles (1987-1991) [11]
• Ian McBryde (1991-1995)[12][13]
• Rosemary Craddock (1995-2000) [14]
• John Rich (2000-2006) [15]
• David Whiting (2006-2010) [16]
• Heather Wright (2010-2014) [17]
• Ray Grigg (2014–2018) [18]
• Elizabeth Fricker (2018-present)

List of Mayors of Walkerville (since 1939)
Lists the Ward that the Mayor served before and after their tenure and all elections they contested. Data taken from South Australian Government Gazettes, LGA reports and Mayoral biographical articles.[19][20][21]

Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Council Constituency	Elections	Mayoral Elections
John Creswell (1891-1975)		7 August 1939	8 July 1944	Walkerville 1934-1961	1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1943, 1944 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959	1939, 1940, 1941, 1942
Frank Wilson (1884-1969)		24 July 1944	7 July 1946	North Walkerville 1936-1956	1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954	1955
George Shaw (1883-1954)		8 July 1946	3 July 1948	Walkerville 1933-1945	1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 1946, 1947	1946
Frederick Rungie (1885-1966)		3 July 1948	7 July 1951	Medindie 1941-1948	1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949	1948
Howard Dayman (1893-1957)		7 July 1951	2 July 1955†	Walkerville 1945-1957†	1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956	1951, 1953
Frank Wilson (1884-1969)		2 July 1955	7 July 1956	North Walkerville 1936-1956	1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954	1955
Cecil Searle (1890-1967)		7 July 1956	1 July 1961	North Walkerville 1953-1956	1953, 1956, 1959	1956, 1959
The Honourable Lancelot Milne (1915-1995)		1 July 1961	4 July 1964	Medindie 1961-1965	1961, 1963	1961, 1963
Ernest Phillipson (1911-2001)		4 July 1964	2 July 1966	Medindie 1962-1964; 1966-1974	1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972	1964
Leonard Ewens (1910-1981)		2 July 1966	5 July 1969	Medindie 1958-1962; 1964-1966 Gilbert 1969-1970	1958, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969	1966, 1968
Edwin Scales (1903-1987)		5 July 1969	2 July 1977	Gilbert 1958-1969 Medindie 1977-1979	1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Kenneth Price (1921-2008)		2 July 1977	2 October 1982	Medindie 1975-1977; 1982-1990	1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989	1977, 1979
George Sparnon (1923-2000)		2 October 1982	2 May 1987	Walkerville 1965-1982	1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985	1982, 1985
Margot Vowles (born c.1949)		2 May 1987	4 May 1991	Gilbert 1978-1987; 1991-2000	1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997	1987, 1989
Ian McBryde (1928-2005)		4 May 1991	6 May 1995	Medindie 1979-1981 Walkerville 1987-1991; 1995-1997	1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995	1991, 1993
Rosemary Craddock (born c.1950)		6 May 1995	6 May 2000	Medindie 1989-1995	1989, 1991 1993, 1995, 1997	1995, 1997
John Rich		6 May 2000	10 November 2006	Gilbert & Medindie 1995-2000	1995, 1997 2000, 2003	2000, 2003
David Whiting (born 1950)		10 November 2006	18 November 2010	Vale Park 1993-2018	1993, 1995 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014	2006
Heather Wright (born 1944)		18 November 2010	7 April 2014	Vale Park 2005-2014	1993, 1995 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014	2006
ACTING Anthony Reade		7 April 2014	8 November 2014	Vale Park 1997-2014	1997, 2000 2003, 2006, 2010	(Acting)
Raymond Grigg (born 1941)		8 November 2014	19 November 2018	No constituency 2014-2018	2014	2014
Elizabeth Fricker (born 1962)		19 November 2018	incumbent	Walkerville 2014-present	2014, 2018	2018

See also

• List of Adelaide parks and gardens

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walkerville (M)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. "Eastern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. "How does your income compare to everyone else's?". ABC News. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
4. "Revealed: SA's new richest postcode". The Advertiser. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
5. "The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville". The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
6. Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF). In April 1855, Walkerville ratepayers petitioned to allow a very large part of Yatala to be created as a separate District of Walkerville; the size of the division was opposed by other ratepayers, and on 5 July 1855 a much smaller DC of Walkerville was proclaimed, although it gained additional portions of Yatala District on 1 November 1855 and on 21 April 1859.
7. "Local History". Town of Walkerville. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
8. The Critic (1909). The Tramways of Adelaide, past, present, and future : a complete illustrated and historical souvenir of the Adelaide tramways from the inception of the horse trams to the inauguration of the present magnificent electric trolley car system. Adelaide: The Critic.
9. Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
10. "Members Listing". Order of Australia Association - South Australian Branch. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
11. Eichler, Kurtis (27 February 2014). "Walkerville Council debate sparks new call for smaller councils to amalgamate". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
12. South Australian Government Gazette, 4 April 1991
13. South Australian Government Gazette, 8 April 1993
14. Gavin, Andrew (13 April 2000). "Mayors decide it's time to go". The Advertiser.
15. "Walkerville News" (PDF). Town of Walkerville. April–June 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
16. "Heritage preservation and progress in Walkerville" (PDF). Walkerville Voice. Town of Walkerville. Spring 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
17. Eichler, Kurtis (15 April 2014). "Walkerville Mayor Heather Wright has stepped down due to illness". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
18. Spencer, Sarah (8 November 2014). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". City North Messenger. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
19. Eichler, Kurtis (15 April 2014). "Walkerville Mayor Heather Wright has stepped down due to illness". City North Messenger. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
20. Spencer, Sarah (8 November 2014). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
21. Advertiser, The (1 June 2018). "Former RAA president Ray Grigg elected as Mayor at Walkerville Council". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

External links

• Town of Walkerville website
• Town of Walkerville community profile