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Flinders Council
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Flinders Council |
| state | tas |
| mapframe | yes |
| zoom | 7 |
| pop | 987 |
| pop_year | 2018 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 1997 |
| area_footnotes | |
| density | 0.5 |
| est | 1 January 1907 |
| seat | Whitemark |
| mayor | Rachel Summers |
| region | Furneaux Group and surrounding island groups |
| logo | Flinders Council Logo.jpg |
| logo_upright | 1.2 |
| url | http://www.flinders.tas.gov.au |
| stategov | Bass |
| fedgov | Bass |
| near-nw | Bass Strait |
| near-n | South Gippsland (VIC) |
| Bass Strait | |
| near-ne | Bass Strait |
| near-w | Bass Strait |
| near-e | Bass Strait |
| near-sw | Dorset |
| near-s | Bass Strait |
| near-se | Bass Strait |
| coordinates |
| near-nw = Bass Strait | near-n = South Gippsland (VIC) Bass Strait | near-ne = Bass Strait | near-w = Bass Strait | near-e = Bass Strait | near-sw = Dorset | near-s = Bass Strait | near-se = Bass Strait
Flinders Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing the Furneaux Group and nearby islands of Bass Strait, in the north-east of the state. Flinders is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 987, with Whitemark the main town located on Flinders Island.
History and attributes
The municipality was established on 1 January 1907. Flinders is classified as rural, agricultural and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
Geography
Flinders covers more than 60 islands off the north-eastern tip of Tasmania at the eastern end of Bass Strait. Of these 60, 12 have permanent populations. The bigger ones are Clarke Island, Cape Barren Island, and the largest and most populous, Flinders Island. The Flinders Council includes the Furneaux Group together with the groups of islands to the north west including Kent Group, Hogan Island Group, Curtis Group, and the Wilsons Promontory Tasmanian Islands (Rodondo, West Moncoeur and East Moncoeur).
Rodondo Island is the westernmost landmass of the council area.
Council
Current composition
| Name | Position | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Summers | Mayor | ||
| Vanessa Grace | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Garry Blenkhorn | Councillor | ||
| Aaron Burke | Councillor | ||
| Carol Cox | Councillor | ||
| Peter Rhodes | Councillor | ||
| Ken Stockton | Councillor |
Election results
2022
Localities
References
References
- (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
- (January 1907). "Agency Details: Flinders Municipal Council". Tasmanian Government.
- "Local government national report 2014-2015". Australian Government.
- (October 2025)
- "Councillor Profiles - Flinders Council".
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