The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a metropolitan local government area of South Australia covering the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide.
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History
The council was established on 1 November 1997 with the amalgamation of the City of Kensington and Norwood, the City of Payneham, and the Town of St Peters. The original wards at its inception had been East Adelaide and Hackney, Stepney, Maylands, Torrens, Payneham, Trinity, Norwood/Kent Town, and Kensington.
Description
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide, and lies in the Eastern Adelaide region of South Australia.
It is divided into five wards: Torrens, Payneham, West Norwood/Kent Town, Kensington (each electing two councillors), and Maylands/Trinity (three councillors). The council is based at the historic Norwood Town Hall and is composed of a mayor and 13 elected members, who are supported by a chief executive, as well as four general managers and approximately 175 field and inside staff.
As of September 2026 the mayor is Robert Bria, who was first elected as a councillor when it was formed in 1997, and became mayor after the death of the first mayor, Laurie Fioravanti, in 2005.
Council
The council consists of 14 elected members comprising a mayor, and 13 ward councillors. The council area is divided into six wards.