MidCoast Council
MidCoast Council | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°00′S 151°58′E / 32.000°S 151.967°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North Coast, Hunter | ||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016[1] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Forster, Gloucester and Taree | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Claire Pontin | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 10,053 km2 (3,881 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 96,579 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.6070/km2 (24.8820/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | MidCoast Council | ||||||||||||
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MidCoast Council is a local government area located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree Councils.[1]
The MidCoast local government area comprises an area of 10,053 square kilometres (3,881 sq mi) and occupies the southern portion of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales stretching 190 km (118 mi) between the coastal towns of Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens and northwards to Crowdy Bay National Park. The council region includes the three great lakes, the coastal towns of Seal Rocks, Forster, Taree, and onto Crowdy Head north of Harrington. The LGA extends inland to the Barrington Tops National Park west of Gloucester, plus Stroud, Bulahdelah and Wingham. It includes the Manning River and valley adjoining the Three Brothers mountains. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 90,504.[1]
The Mayor of the MidCoast Council is Councillor Claire Pontin, who was elected on 12 January 2022.[1]
Towns and localities
The following towns and localities are located within the Mid–Coast Council area:
- Allworth
- Back Creek
- Bakers Creek
- Barrington
- Barrington Tops
- Baxters Ridge
- Belbora
- Berrico
- Bindera
- Black Head
- Blueys Beach
- Bobin
- Bohnock
- Bombah Point
- Boolambayte
- Boomerang Beach
- Booral
- Bootawa
- Booti Booti
- Bowman
- Bowman Farm
- Bretti
- Brimbin
- Bucca Wauka
- Bulahdelah
- Bulga Forest
- Bulliac
- Bundabah
- Bundook
- Bungwahl
- Bunyah
- Burrell Creek
- Cabbage Tree Island
- Caffreys Flat
- Callaghans Creek
- Caparra
- Carrington
- Cedar Party
- Cells River
- Charlotte Bay
- Cobark
- Comboyne
- Coneac
- Coolongolook
- Coomba Bay
- Coomba Park
- Coopernook
- Cooplacurripa
- Copeland
- Coralville
- Craven
- Craven Plateau
- Crawford River
- Croki
- Crowdy Bay
- Crowdy Head
- Cundle Flat
- Cundletown
- Curricabark
- Darawank
- Dewitt
- Diamond Beach
- Dingo Forest
- Dollys Flat
- Dumaresq Island
- Dyers Crossing
- Elands
- Elizabeth Beach
- Failford
- Faulkland
- Firefly
- Forbesdale
- Forster
- Gangat
- Ghinni Ghinni
- Giro
- Girvan
- Glen Ward
- Glenthorne
- Gloucester
- Gloucester Tops
- Green Point
- Hallidays Point
- Hannam Vale
- Harrington
- Hawks Nest
- Hillville
- Invergordon
- Johns River
- Jones Island
- Karaak Flat
- Karuah
- Khatambuhl
- Kia Ora
- Killabakh
- Killawarra
- Kimbriki
- Kippaxs
- Kiwarrak
- Knorrit Flat
- Knorrit Forest
- Koorainghat
- Krambach
- Kundibakh
- Kundle Kundle
- Langley Vale
- Lansdowne
- Lansdowne Forest
- Limeburners Creek
- Manning Point
- Mares Run
- Markwell
- Marlee
- Mayers Flat
- Melinga
- Mernot
- Minimbah
- Mitchells Island
- Mograni
- Mondrook
- Monkerai
- Mooral Creek
- Moorland
- Moppy
- Moto
- Mount George
- Mungo Brush
- Myall Lake
- Nabiac
- Nerong
- Nooroo
- North Arm Cove
- Number One
- Old Bar
- Oxley Island
- Pacific Palms
- Pampoolah
- Pindimar
- Possum Brush
- Purfleet
- Rainbow Flat
- Rawdon Vale
- Red Head
- Rookhurst
- Saltwater
- Sandbar
- Seal Rocks
- Shallow Bay
- Smiths Lake
- Stewarts River
- Stratford
- Strathcedar
- Stroud
- Stroud Road
- Tahlee
- Tallwoods Village
- Tarbuck Bay
- Taree
- Taree South
- Tea Gardens
- Terreel
- The Bight
- The Branch
- Tibbuc
- Tinonee
- Tiona
- Tipperary
- Tiri
- Titaatee Creek
- Tomalla
- Topi Topi
- Tugrabakh
- Tuncurry
- Upper Karuah River
- Upper Lansdowne
- Upper Myall
- Violet Hill
- Waitui
- Wallabi Point
- Wallanbah
- Wallingat
- Wallis Lake
- Wang Wauk
- Wards River
- Warranulla
- Washpool
- Waukivory
- Weismantels
- Wherrol Flat
- Whoota
- Willina
- Wingham
- Woko
- Wootton
- Yagon
- Yarratt Forest
Heritage listings
MidCoast Council area has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Demographics
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[4]
- 5,160 in Gloucester Shire
- 36,720 in Great Lakes Council and
- 49,095 in City of Greater Taree.
Council
MidCoast Council is composed of eleven councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. All councillors were elected to a fixed three-year term of office on 14 September 2024. The positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by councillors.
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Libertarian | 3 | |
| Independents | 3 | |
| Alan Tickle Group | 2 | |
| Labor | 2 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Peter Howard | Independent | ||
| Jeremey Miller | Independent | ||
| Claire Pontin | Labor | ||
| Alan Tickle | Independent | Alan Tickle Group | |
| Michael Graham | Libertarian | ||
| Phillip Beazley | Libertarian | ||
| Thomas O'Keefe | Independent | ||
| Digby Wilson | Labor | ||
| Nicole Turnbull | Independent | Alan Tickle Group | |
| Mal McKenzie | Libertarian | ||
| Dheera Smith | Greens | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| Libertarian | 13,709 | 22.9 | +22.9 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Labor | 9,573 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Tickle Group | 9,443 | 15.8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Howard Group | 6,832 | 11.4 | 1 | ||||
| Team Jeremy Miller | 6,038 | 10.1 | 1 | ||||
| Independents | 4,865 | 8.1 | 0 | ||||
| Greens | 3,931 | 6.6 | 1 | ||||
| MidCoast Independents | 3,794 | 6.4 | 1 | ||||
| Consultation Is Not Consent | 1,313 | 2.2 | 0 | ||||
| Independent National | 289 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||
| Formal votes | 59,787 | 90.5 | |||||
| Informal votes | 6,243 | 9.5 | |||||
| Total | 66,030 | 100.0 | 111 | ||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 78,357 | 84.3 | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mid-Coast Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mid-Coast". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "High Conservation Value Old Growth forest". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01487. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Regional Population Growth, Australia. Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2015), 2005 to 2015 Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.