Central Coast, 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, 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.
Central Coast is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south. The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon and Black Bluff, as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.
Council
Current composition
| Name | Position | 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
| 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
| 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
See also
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "Agency Details: Central Coast Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003
- ^ Leven Canyon
- ^ Black Bluff
- ^ "Our Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Central Coast Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Kaine, Elise. "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
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