MidCoast Council | |||||||||||||
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 Location inNew South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:32°00′S151°58′E / 32.000°S 151.967°E /-32.000; 151.967 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North Coast,Hunter | ||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Forster,Gloucester andTaree | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Claire Pontin | ||||||||||||
| • State electorates | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| 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 alocal government area located in theMid North Coast region ofNew South Wales,Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of theGloucester Shire,Great Lakes andCity 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 theMid North Coast of New South Wales stretching 190 km (118 mi) between the coastal towns ofHawks Nest andTea Gardens and northwards toCrowdy Bay National Park. The council region includes the three great lakes, the coastal towns ofSeal Rocks,Forster,Taree, and ontoCrowdy Head north ofHarrington. The LGA extends inland to theBarrington Tops National Park west ofGloucester, plus Stroud, Bulahdelah and Wingham. It includes theManning River and valley adjoining theThree 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]
The following towns and localities are located within the Mid–Coast Council area:
MidCoast Council area has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[4]
MidCoast Council is composed of eleven councillors electedproportionally in a singleward. All councillors were elected to a fixed three-year term of officeon 14 September 2024. The positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by councillors.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
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