Central Coast Council
| Central Coast Council | |||||||||||||
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Central Coast Council | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′33″S 146°2′46″E / 41.27583°S 146.04611°ECoordinates: 41°16′33″S 146°2′46″E / 41.27583°S 146.04611°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 21,747 (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 23.3562/km2 (60.492/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||
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The Central Coast Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia on the north-west coast of the state, between the cities of Devonport and Burnie.
The municipality contains two major centres Ulverstone (population 10,424) and Penguin (population 4,040), smaller towns include Forth, and Turners Beach. It has an estimated population of 21,747.[1]
The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon[2] and Black Bluff,[3] as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.
The Central Coast Council was created on 2 April 1993, and covers an area of 932 square kilometres (360 sq mi). The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south.[4]
TFR for Central Coast Council was estimated at 1.92 in 2001 and 2.28 in 2006.
Government
| Name | Position[5] | Party affiliation |
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| Jan Bonde | Mayor/Councilor | Independent |
| Kathleen Downie | Deputy Mayor/Councilor | Independent |
| John Bloomfield | Councilor | Independent |
| Shane Broad | Councilor | Independent |
| Garry Carpenter | Councilor | Independent |
| Gerry Howard | Councilor | Independent |
| Rowen Tongs | Councilor | Independent |
| Tony van Rooyen | Councilor | Independent |
| Phillip Viney | Councilor | Independent |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10". Retrieved 23 August 2011. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2010.
- ↑ Leven Canyon
- ↑ Black Bluff
- ↑ Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003
- ↑ "Councilors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.