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The District Council of Robe is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast area of South Australia. The main offices are in Robe, the town after which the council is named. The district relies on a mix of agriculture, fisheries and tourism as major components of its economy.

History

The district's coastline, like much of South Australia, was explored by Captains Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders in 1802, with Freycinet of Baudin's expedition naming Guichen Bay after Admiral de Guichen.

The first major town was officially founded and named 'Robe' by the Government of South Australia in 1846 after Major Frederick Holt Robe, Governor of South Australia who had selected the site in 1846.

It was the first major town to be established in the south east of the colony. Greytown on Rivoli Bay had been surveyed a few months earlier and was the site of a small settlement but Robe was the first administrative centre and was the focus of public and commercial life in the area.

The District Council of Robe was proclaimed on 28 October 1869.

By the 1880s, the district began a slow decline, and increasingly relied on its fishing and agricultural industries as its status as a major port and industrial hub decreased.

Economy

The district still is heavily reliant on the fishing and agricultural industries, with rock lobster one of the main catches in the area.

The district has a variety of agricultural industries, with cereal crops, beef cattle and sheep prominent. The district also has a wine industry associated with the Mount Benson wine region.

Tourism has been an increasingly important part of the economy, with up to 15,000 tourists every year. The town has a large number of historic buildings, as well as natural attractions. The town is listed as one of the state's historical towns in the Heritage Conservation Branch's Master Interpretation Plan.

Geography

Robe is the major town in the district; however, the council also includes the localities of Boatswain Point, Greenways and Mount Benson, and parts of Bray, Clay Wells, Nora Creina and Reedy Creek.

Councillors

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Mayor		Lisa Ruffell
Unsubdivided		Nick Brown
		Marcia Dening
		David Laurie
		Kylie Peel
		Duncan Young
		Ned Wright

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Robe (DC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
"Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - G" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ Flinders Ranges Research, Robe, archived from the original on 3 July 2007, retrieved 10 June 2007
District Council of Robe, History, archived from the original on 30 August 2007, retrieved 10 June 2007
"GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. VI, no. 1, 784. South Australia. 29 October 1869. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ District Council of Robe, Statistics, archived from the original on 30 August 2007, retrieved 10 June 2007
"Mount Benson (region)". Wine Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
"Search results for 'Robe, GTWN' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Local Government Areas'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Elected Members". District Council of Robe. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

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v t e Towns and localities of the District Council of Robe
Boatswain Point Bray (part) Clay Wells (part) Greenways Kangaroo Inn (part) Mount Benson Nora Creina (part) Reedy Creek (part) Robe

Limestone Coast, South Australia

Cities

Mount Gambier

Towns and localities

Governance

Federal division	Division of Barker
State electoral districts	Electoral district of MacKillop Electoral district of Mount Gambier
Local Government	City of Mount Gambier District Council of Grant District Council of Robe Kingston District Council Naracoorte Lucindale Council Tatiara District Council Wattle Range Council

Hills, mountains and volcanoes

Caves, sinkholes and freshwater lakes

Islands

Coastal features

Protected areas

National parks	Canunda Coorong (southern end only) Naracoorte Caves
Conservation parks	Aberdour Baudin Rocks Bangham Beachport Belt Hill Big Heath Butchers Gap Calectasia Carpenter Rocks Christmas Rocks Custon Desert Camp Dingley Dell Douglas Point Ewens Ponds Fairview Furner Geegeela Glen Roy Gower Grass Tree Guichen Bay Gum Lagoon Hacks Lagoon Hanson Scrub Jip Jip Kungari Lake Frome Lake Hawdon South Lake St Clair Little Dip Lower Glenelg River Mary Seymour Mount Monster Mount Scott Mullinger Swamp Nene Valley Ngarkat Padthaway Paranki Lagoon Penambol Penguin Island Penola Piccaninnie Ponds Pine Hill Soak Reedy Creek Talapar Tantanoola Caves Telford Scrub Tilley Swamp Vivigani Ardune Woakwine Wolseley Common
Game reserves	Bool Lagoon Bucks Lake Lake Robe Poocher Swamp
Conservation reserves	Desert Camp Bernouilli Hardings Springs
Marine parks	Upper South East Lower South East

Related and uncategorised

Limestone Coast zone

37°09′45″S 139°45′22″E / 37.1625°S 139.756°E / -37.1625; 139.756

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