Central Coast Council
Tasmania
Map showing the Central Coast local government area.
Coordinates41°16′48″S 146°02′28″E / 41.28°S 146.041°E / -41.28; 146.041
Population21,904 (2018)[1]
 • Density23.477/km2 (60.81/sq mi)
Established2 April 1993[2]
Area933 km2 (360.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCheryl Fuller
Council seatCentral Coast, Tasmania
RegionUlverstone and Penguin area
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
LGAs around Central Coast Council:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Burnie Central Coast Council Devonport
Waratah-Wynyard Kentish Kentish
Map showing Central Coast LGA in Tasmania

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 21,904,[1] Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.

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

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Central Coast[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cheryl Fuller (elected) 2,611 17.97
Independent Liberal Garry Carpenter (elected) 2,386 16.42
Independent Casey Hiscutt (elected) 822 5.66
Independent Amanda Diprose (elected) 716 4.93
Independent Michael Smith (elected) 706 4.86
Independent John Beswick (elected) 647 4.45
Independent Philip Viney (elected) 606 4.17
Greens Darren Briggs 602 4.14
Independent Kate Wylie (elected) 536 3.69
Independent Sophie Lehmann (elected) 521 3.59
Independent Patrick Fabian 517 3.56
Independent Greg Wing 471 3.24
Independent Ariele Ackland 429 2.95
Independent Andrew van Rooyen 424 2.92
Independent Damien McCulloch 387 2.66
Independent Micheline Andrews 352 2.42
Independent Stephen Jackson 300 2.06
Independent Bill Hutcheson 257 1.77
Independent Lyndon O'Neil 207 1.42
Independent Dianne Kurrle 206 1.42
Independent Matt Kelly 150 1.03
Independent Gaye Bryan 139 0.96
Independent Justine Brooks 137 0.94
Independent Darrell Jeffrey 129 0.89
Independent Garth Johnston 115 0.79
Independent Adam Moller 83 0.57
Independent David Robinson 73 0.50
Total formal votes 14,529 95.75
Informal votes 645 4.25
Turnout 15,174 85.25

Localities

LocalityCensus population 2016Reason
Blythe Heads Incl. in Heybridge
Heybridge 430 Includes Blythe Heads
Howth 54
Sulphur Creek 629
Preservation Bay 74
Penguin 3849 Includes Carmantown
Cuprona 120
West Pine 138
Carmantown Incl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone 4191
Ulverstone 6465
Turners Beach 1715
Camena 26
Leith 415
Forth 711
Kindred 234
Upper Castra 77
Castra 51
Nietta 64
South Nietta 9
South Preston 7
Preston 150 Includes Warringa
Loongana 20
Loyetea 25
Heka Incl. in Gunns Plains
Warringa Incl. in Preston
Gunns Plains 171 Includes Heka
Riana 326
South Riana 214
Sprent 138
Spalford 59
Abbotsham 95
Gawler 622
North Motton 405
Total 21,484
(122) Variance
Local government total 21,362 Gazetted Central Coast local government area

Not in above list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  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
  6. Black Bluff
  7. "Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. "Central Coast Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  9. Kaine, Elise. "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
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