Central Coast Council, Tasmania

Central Coast Council
Central Coast Council; Tasmania
	Map showing the Central Coast local government area.
Coordinates	41°16′48″S146°02′28″E / 41.28°S 146.041°E Coordinates: 41°16′48″S146°02′28″E / 41.28°S 146.041°E
Population	21,362 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	22.9/km2 (59/sq mi)
Established	2 April 1993 [2]
Area	931.1 km2 (359.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Jan Bonde
Council seat	Central Coast, Tasmania
Region	Ulverstone and Penguin area
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal Division(s)	Braddon
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Last updated March 18, 2019

Central Coast Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state between Burnie and Devonport. Central Coast is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 21,362, Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.

Local government in Australia is the third tier of government in Australia administered by the states and territories, which in turn are beneath the federal tier. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia and two referenda in the 1970s and 1980s to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state government recognises local government in their respective constitutions. Unlike Canada or the United States, there is only one level of local government in each state, with no distinction such as cities and counties.

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 526,700 as of March 2018. Just over forty percent of the population resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.

Burnie, Tasmania City in Tasmania, Australia

Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania. When founded in 1827, Burnie was named Emu Bay but it was renamed for William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. Burnie was proclaimed a city by Queen Elizabeth II on April 26, 1988.

History and attributes

The Central Coast Council was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Penguin and Ulverstone municipalities.^[2]

Central Coast is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.^[3]

The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south.^[4] The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon ^[5] and Black Bluff,^[6] as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.

Leven Canyon is a tourist destination on the River Leven (Tasmania). It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Ulverstone in Tasmania.

Upper Castra is a small village outside Ulverstone in Tasmania. It is located in the Central Coast Council municipal area.

Government

Name	Position^[7]
Jan Bonde	Mayor/Councillor	Independent
Kathleen Downie	Deputy Mayor/Councillor	Independent
John Bloomfield	Councillor	Independent
Shane Broad	Councillor	Independent
Garry Carpenter	Councillor	Independent
Gerry Howard	Councillor	Independent
Rowen Tongs	Councillor	Independent
Tony van Rooyen	Councillor	Independent
Phillip Viney	Councillor	Independent

Localities

Locality	Census population 2016	Reason
Blthye Heads		Incl. in Heybridge
Heybridge	430	Includes Blythe Heads
Howth	54
Sulphur Creek	629
Preservation Bay	74
Penguin	3849	Includes Carmantown
Cuprona	120
West Pine	138
Carmantown		Incl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone	4191
Ulverstone	6465
Turners Beach	1715
Carmena	26
Leith	415
Forth	711
Kindred	234
Upper Castra	77
Castra	51
Nietta	64
South Nietta	9
South Preston	7
Preston	150	Includes Warringa
Loongana	20
Loyetea	25
Heka		Incl. in Gunns Plains
Warringa		Incl. in Preston
Gunns Plains	171	Includes Heka
Riana	326
South Riana	214
Sprent	138
Spalford	59
Abbotsham	95
Gawler	622
North Motton	405
Total	21,484
	(122)	Variance
Local government total	21,362	Gazetted Central Coast Local Government Area

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Central Coast (M) (Tas.)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
1 2 "Agency Details: Central Coast Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
↑ Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003
↑ Leven Canyon
↑ Black Bluff
↑ "Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Central Coast (M) (Tas.)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[GovAgencyDetail-2] 1 2 "Agency Details: Central Coast Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[3] "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[4] Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003

[5] Leven Canyon

[6] Black Bluff

[7] "Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 1 February 2015.