District Council of Tumby Bay

The District Council of Tumby Bay was established in 1906 and covers an area of 266,907 hectares. Tumby Bay is the major centre of the district. It is a coastal town situated on the Spencer Gulf on the eastern coast of Eyre Peninsula. The bay was explored by Captain Matthew Flinders in 1802, and named Tumby Bay. The town of Tumby was proclaimed in 1900, and then officially became known as Tumby Bay in 1984.