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Central Coast Council (Tasmania)

Coordinates: 41°16′48″S 146°02′28″E / 41.28°S 146.041°E / -41.28; 146.041
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Central Coast Council
Tasmania
Map
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
Population22,760 (2021)[1]
 • Density24.394/km2 (63.18/sq mi)
Established2 April 1993[2]
Area933 km2 (360.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCheryl Fuller
Council seatUlverstone
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 22,760,[1] Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.

History and attributes

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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

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Current composition

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Name Position[7] Party affiliation
Cheryl Fuller Mayor/Councillor   Independent
John Beswick Deputy Mayor/Councillor   Independent
Garry Carpenter Councillor   Independent
Amanda Diprose Councillor   Independent
Casey Hiscutt Councillor   Independent
Sophie Lehmann Councillor   Independent
Michael Smith Councillor   Independent
Kate Wylie Councillor   Independent
Phillip Viney Councillor   Independent

2022 election results

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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 Labor 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 JLN 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

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Locality Census population 2016 Census population 2021 Reason
Blythe Heads Incl. in Heybridge
Heybridge 430 339 Includes Blythe Heads
Howth 54 61
Sulphur Creek 629 631
Preservation Bay 74 100
Penguin 3849 4132 Includes Carmantown
Cuprona 120 140
West Pine 138 142
Carmantown Incl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone 4191 4515
Ulverstone 6465 6653
Turners Beach 1715 1966
Camena 26 24
Leith 415 504
Forth 711 738
Kindred 234 214
Upper Castra 77 85
Castra 51 41
Nietta 64 63
South Nietta 9 N/A
South Preston 7 21
Preston 150 149 Includes Warringa
Loongana 20 16
Loyetea 25 20
Heka Incl. in Gunns Plains
Warringa Incl. in Preston
Gunns Plains 171 195 Includes Heka
Riana 326 313
South Riana 214 214
Sprent 138 160
Spalford 59 55
Abbotsham 95 89
Gawler 622 703
North Motton 405 425
Total 21,484 22,708
(122) (82) Variance
Local government total 21,362 22,760 Gazetted Central Coast local government area

Not in above list

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "2021 Central Coast (Tas.), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024. Estimated resident population, 2021
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Our Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Central Coast Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  9. ^ Kaine, Elise. "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
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