Governance
Council Chamber in the Civic Centre at 10 Watson Terrace, Mount Gambier is the seat of local government for the City of Mount Gambier. The council was created in 1932 when the District Council of Mount Gambier West and District Council of Mount Gambier East merged to become the District Council of Mount Gambier which was later proclaimed a city in 9 December 1954. The city consists of a mayor and ten councillors, elected equally from the East and West wards once every four years by postal voting. As of November 2007, the Mayor of Mount Gambier council is Steve Perryman. The local government area is situated entirely within the District Council of Grant and due to the city's growth there have been ongoing talks of amalgamation, the most recent boundary changes taking place in 2010.
Law and Order is maintained through the Mount Gambier Police Station, the city's only police station, while a County Court operates out of Mount Gambier Magistrates Court, in addition Mount Gambier Prison provides the penal service.
In state politics, Mount Gambier is located in the Legislative Assembly districts of Electoral district of Mount Gambier, which has been held since 2010 by Independent member Don Pegler.
In federal politics, Mount Gambier is located in a single House of Representatives division—the Division of Barker which has been represented by Patrick Secker since 1998. It is a safe Liberal Party of Australia seat.
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