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King Island Council
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | King Island Council |
| state | tas |
| mapframe | yes |
| zoom | 7 |
| pop | 1601 |
| pop_year | 2018 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 1096 |
| area_footnotes | |
| est | 1 January 1907 |
| seat | Currie |
| mayor | Marcus Blackie |
| region | King Island |
| url | http://www.kingisland.tas.gov.au |
| stategov | Braddon |
| fedgov | Braddon |
| near-nw | Bass Strait |
| near-n | Bass Strait |
| near-ne | Bass Strait |
| near-w | Bass Strait |
| near-e | Bass Strait |
| near-sw | Bass Strait |
| near-s | Bass Strait |
| near-se | Circular Head |
| coordinates |
| near-nw = Bass Strait | near-n = Bass Strait | near-ne = Bass Strait | near-w = Bass Strait | near-e = Bass Strait | near-sw = Bass Strait | near-s = Bass Strait | near-se = Circular Head
King Island Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing King Island and the adjacent minor islands within Bass Strait, in the north-west of the state. The King Island local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 1,601, with Currie as the main town and administrative centre.
History and attributes
The King Island municipality was established on 1 January 1907 King Island is classified as rural, agricultural and small (RAS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
Council
Current composition
| Name | Position | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Blackie | Mayor | ||
| Vernon Philbey | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Phillip Richards | Councillor | ||
| Ian Allan | Councillor | ||
| Ira Cooke | Councillor | ||
| David Bowden | Councillor | ||
| Gina Green | Councillor | ||
| Anna Hely | Councillor | ||
| Sarina Laidler | Councillor | ||
| Duncan McFie | Councillor |
2022 election results
Localities
- Bungaree
- Currie
- Egg Lagoon
- Grassy
- Loorana
- Lymwood
- Naracoopa
- Nugara
- Pearshape
- Pegarah
- Reekara
- Sea Elephant
- Surprise Bay
- Wickham
- Yambacoona
- Yarra Creek
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: King Island Municipal Council". Tasmanian Government.
- "Local government national report 2014-2015". Australian Government.
- "Elected Members".
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