Great Lakes Council

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Great Lakes New South Wales
Population:	34,695[1]
Area:	3,376 km²
Mayor:	John Chadban[2]
Council Seat:	Forster (Breese Parade}
Region:	Mid North Coast
State District:	Electoral district of Myall Lakes, Upper Hunter
Federal Division:	Paterson
Website: http://www.greatlakes.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Great Lakes Gloucester Greater Taree Greater Taree Dungog Great Lakes Pacific Ocean Port Stephens Port Stephens Pacific Ocean

Great Lakes Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia on the shores of Port Stephens, Myall Lakes and Wallis Lake. It is on the Pacific Highway and the Lakes Way.

The Council's largest town and seat is Forster (12,188 people). It also includes the towns of Tuncurry (5,631), Bulahdelah (1,832), Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens (2,618 - Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens combined), Nabiac, Failford (2,184 - Nabiac, Failford and nearby rural areas combined), Pacific Palms (3,252, including nearby areas) and Stroud (2,384, including hinterland) and the villages of Bungwahl, Coolongolook, Wootton, Girvan, Booral and Stroud Road.

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Coordinates: 32°13′S 152°32′E