Launceston City Council
Government
The current Mayor is Matthew Garwood, elected in 2023.
Name | Position |
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Matthew Garwood | Mayor/councillor |
Hugh McKenzie | Deputy mayor/councillor |
Danny Gibson | Councillor |
Andrea Dawkins | Councillor |
Alan Harris | Councillor |
Tim Walker | Councillor |
George Razay | Councillor |
Joe Pentridge | Councillor |
Andrew Palmer | Councillor |
Lindi McMahon | Councillor |
Susie Cai | Councillor |
Alex Britton | Councillor |
History and attributes
Launceston is classified as urban, regional and medium (URM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The population at the 2016 Census was over 65,000, making Launceston the most populous of the 29 local government areas in Tasmania.
The municipality logo features the now extinct Tasmanian tiger, an indigenous marsupial that used to be prevalent in the Launceston district.
History
Launceston was first declared as a municipality in 1853 and declared a city in 1888. Its original boundaries have long since been redefined and the area now known as the City of Launceston includes parts of the former Lilydale, St Leonard's, Evandale and Westbury Municipalities. In the 1890s, the municipality grew to include Galvin Town (South Launceston) and in 1906 to include the northern suburbs of Invermay, Mowbray and Trevallyn. This has produced a local government area that overlaps its similarly named city, rather than either being contained by or encompassing it.
Women were ineligible to stand for election to the Launceston City Council until 1945, despite being granted the same rights at federal and state level in 1902 and 1921, respectively.
Localities
Suburbs of the city of Launceston
• Dilston • East Launceston • Invermay • Kings Meadows • Launceston • Mayfield • Mowbray • Newnham • Newstead • Norwood • Prospect • Punchbowl • Ravenswood • Rocherlea • South Launceston • St Leonards • Summerhill • Trevallyn • Waverley • West Launceston • Youngtown
Localities other than suburbs
• Bangor • Blessington • Burns Creek • Golconda • Karoola • Lalla • Lebrina • Lilydale • Lower Turners Marsh • Mount Direction • Myrtle Bank • North Lilydale • Nunamara • Patersonia • Pipers Brook • Pipers River • Prospect Vale • Relbia • Retreat • Springfield • Swan Bay • Targa • Tayene • Tunnel • Turners Marsh • Underwood • Upper Blessington • White Hills • Windermere • Wyena
Sister city relations
– Napa, California, USA