Central Coast Council (Tasmania)

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Central Coast Council
Tasmania
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 / -41.28; 146.041
Population22,760 (2021) [1]
 • Density24.394/km2 (63.18/sq mi)
Established2 April 1993 [2]
Area933 km2 (360.2 sq mi) [1]
MayorCheryl Fuller
Council seat Ulverstone
Region Ulverstone and Penguin area
State electorate(s) Braddon
Federal division(s) Braddon
Central Coast Council Tasmania Logo.png
LGAs around Central Coast Council:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Burnie Central Coast Council Devonport
Waratah-Wynyard Kentish Kentish
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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 22,760, [1] Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.

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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.

Council

Current composition

NamePosition [7] Party affiliation
Cheryl FullerMayor/Councillor Independent
John BeswickDeputy Mayor/Councillor Independent
Garry CarpenterCouncillor Independent
Amanda DiproseCouncillor Independent
Casey HiscuttCouncillor Independent
Sophie LehmannCouncillor Independent
Michael SmithCouncillor Independent
Kate WylieCouncillor Independent
Phillip VineyCouncillor Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Central Coast.[ edit ]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Central Coast [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cheryl Fuller (elected)2,61117.97
Independent Liberal Garry Carpenter (elected)2,38616.42
Independent Casey Hiscutt (elected)8225.66
Independent Labor Amanda Diprose (elected)7164.93
Independent Michael Smith (elected)7064.86
Independent John Beswick (elected)6474.45
Independent Philip Viney (elected)6064.17
Greens Darren Briggs6024.14
Independent Kate Wylie (elected)5363.69
Independent JLN Sophie Lehmann (elected)5213.59
Independent Patrick Fabian5173.56
Independent Greg Wing4713.24
Independent Ariele Ackland4292.95
Independent Andrew van Rooyen4242.92
Independent Damien McCulloch3872.66
Independent Micheline Andrews3522.42
Independent Stephen Jackson3002.06
Independent Bill Hutcheson2571.77
Independent Lyndon O'Neil2071.42
Independent Dianne Kurrle2061.42
Independent Matt Kelly1501.03
Independent Gaye Bryan1390.96
Independent Justine Brooks1370.94
Independent Darrell Jeffrey1290.89
Independent Garth Johnston1150.79
Independent Adam Moller830.57
Independent David Robinson730.50
Total formal votes14,52995.75
Informal votes6454.25
Turnout 15,17485.25

Localities

LocalityCensus population 2016Census population 2021Reason
Blythe HeadsIncl. in Heybridge
Heybridge 430339Includes Blythe Heads
Howth 5461
Sulphur Creek 629631
Preservation Bay 74100
Penguin 38494132Includes Carmantown
Cuprona 120140
West Pine 138142
CarmantownIncl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone 41914515
Ulverstone 64656653
Turners Beach 17151966
Camena 2624
Leith 415504
Forth 711738
Kindred 234214
Upper Castra 7785
Castra 5141
Nietta 6463
South Nietta 9N/A
South Preston 721
Preston 150149Includes Warringa
Loongana 2016
Loyetea 2520
HekaIncl. in Gunns Plains
WarringaIncl. in Preston
Gunns Plains 171195Includes Heka
Riana 326313
South Riana 214214
Sprent 138160
Spalford 5955
Abbotsham 9589
Gawler 622703
North Motton 405425
Total21,48422,708
(122)(82)Variance
Local government total21,36222,760Gazetted Central Coast local government area

Not in above list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2021 Central Coast (Tas.), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024. Estimated resident population, 2021
  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 [ usurped ]
  6. ↑ Black Bluff [ usurped ]
  7. ↑ "Our Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Central Coast Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  9. ↑ Kaine, Elise. "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
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