District Council of Franklin Harbour
District Council of Franklin Harbour | |||||||||||||
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The District Council office in Cowell Location of the District Council of Franklin Harbour | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre and Western | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cowell | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Robert Walsh | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3,283 km2 (1,268 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | District Council of Franklin Harbour | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of Franklin Harbour is a local government area in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula. Cowell is the major population centre of an agricultural district based on farming wheat and sheep, supplemented by a fishing and oyster farming industries. The district's coastal towns including Cowell and Lucky Bay attract large numbers of tourists during school holidays, with the new Spencer Gulf ferry service increasing traffic to these areas since 2006.