Bega Valley Shire

LGAs around Bega Valley:
Cooma-Monaro	Eurobodalla	Tasman Sea
Snowy Monaro	Bega Valley	Tasman Sea
East Gippsland (Vic)	East Gippsland (Vic)	Tasman Sea

Bega Valley Shire is a local government area located adjacent to the south-eastern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Bega, Imlay Shire and Mumbulla Shire.^[3]

The area extends from Bermagui in the north to the Victorian border in the south and includes the towns of Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Tura Beach, Wolumla, Cobargo, Bemboka, Pambula, Pambula Beach, Towamba and the former whaling port of Eden. The Bega Valley Shire is also known as the Sapphire Coast for tourism and marketing purposes.

The Shire is the largest local government area in coastal New South Wales, with an area of 6,279 square kilometres (2,424 sq mi), and has the longest coastline of any local government area in the state. It is sparsely populated, largely because 75% of the area belongs to various national parks and state forests. The estimated population as at the 2016 census was 33,253.^[1]

Bega Valley is particularly known for its dairy industry, though tourism is of growing importance.

The Mayor of Bega Valley Shire Council is Kristy McBain, an unaligned politician.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Bega Valley Shire local government area
Census year		2011^[4]	2016^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on census night	31,950	33,253
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	7001560000000000000♠56th	7001570000000000000♠57th
	% of New South Wales population
	% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses	English
	Australian
	Italian
	Chinese
	Irish
Language, top responses (other than English)	Italian
	Mandarin
	Cantonese
	Korean
	Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	Catholic
	No religion
	Anglican
	Eastern Orthodox
	Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income	A$
Personal income	% of Australian median income
Family income	Median weekly family income
Family income	% of Australian median income
Household income	Median weekly household income
Household income	% of Australian median income

Council

In August 1999 the Bega Valley Shire Council was sacked and an administrator was put in place until 2002 where a new council was elected.

Current composition and election method

Bega Valley Shire Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent mayoral election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[5]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	8
	The Greens	1
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:^[5]

	Party	Notes
Tony Allen	Independent
Robin Bain	Independent
Kristy McBain	Unaligned	Mayor^[6]
Jo Dodds	Independent
Sharon Tapscott	Independent
Russell Fitzpatrick	Independent
Liz Seckold	Independent	Deputy Mayor^[6]
Mitchell Nadin	Unaligned
Cathy Griff	Greens

References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bega Valley (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
↑ "Bega Valley Shire Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
↑ "Holdings". Bega Valley Genealogy Society. Bega Valley Genealogy Society Inc. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bega Valley (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
1 2 "Bega Valley Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
1 2 Dion, Denise (2016-09-29). "Female team for mayor, deputy". Retrieved 2016-09-29.

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