Bellingen Shire Council

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Bellingen Shire
New South Wales
Population: 12,758[1]
Area: 1,602[2] km²
Mayor: Mark Troy
Council Seat: Bellingen (Hyde Street}
Region: Mid North Coast
State District: Oxley, Coffs Harbour
Federal Division: Cowper
Website: http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Bellingen Shire
Guyra Clarence Valley Coffs Harbour
Armidale Dumaresq Bellingen Shire Pacific Ocean
Armidale Dumaresq Nambucca Pacific Ocean

Bellingen Shire Council is a Local Government Area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway, Waterfall Way and the North Coast railway line.

It also includes the towns of Dorrigo (west), Urunga and Mylestom (east) townships. The rural communities of the Thora and Kalang valleys and the pastoral area of Gleniffer are additionally accessed from the Bellinger Valley.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  2. ^ Bellingen Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.

Coordinates: 30°27′S 152°54′E