Central Highlands Council

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Map showing Central Highlands LGA in Tasmania

Central Highlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing the Central Highlands region of the state. Central Highlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 2,144,[1] the two largest towns are Bothwell and Hamilton.

History and attributes

Central Highlands was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Bothwell and Hamilton municipalities.[2]

Central Highlands is the least densely populated local government area of Tasmania, with only 0.3 people per square kilometre. The municipality is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]

Towns

The population of the area is small and quite decentralised, resulting in a large number of small towns. Some of these towns were founded as support sites for workers on the hydro-electric dams scattered along the upper Derwent River. Main towns are considered Hamilton (council headquarters) and Bothwell.

The towns (with population as of 2006):

Townships

The municipality is subdivided into eight townships:[4]

  1. Hamilton Township
  2. Ouse Township
  3. Gretna Township
  4. Ellendale Township
  5. Fentonbury Township
  6. Westerway Township
  7. Wayatinah Township
  8. Bothwell Township

Other localities

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Parks and reserves

It covers most of the mountainous centre of the state, also known as the Central Plateau which contains the Central Plateau Conservation Area including sections of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, as well as the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, and Walls of Jerusalem National Park. Other smaller reserves of different status occur in the region as well.

Council

Current composition

Name Position[5] Party affiliation
Loueen Triffitt Mayor/Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
Jim Allwright Deputy Mayor/Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
Tony Bailey Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
Scott Bowden Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
Robert Cassidy Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
John Hall Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
Julie Honner Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
David Meacheam Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent
Yvonne Miller Councillor Template:Australian party style|  Independent

2022 election results

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See also

References

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Further reading

  • Jetson, Tim.(1989) The roof of Tasmania: a history of the Central Plateau Launceston, Tas.: Pelion Press. Template:ISBN

External links

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