Bega Valley Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Bega, New South Wales.
Bega Valley
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 36°40′S 149°50′E / 36.667°S 149.833°E / -36.667; 149.833Coordinates: 36°40′S 149°50′E / 36.667°S 149.833°E / -36.667; 149.833
Population 33,475 (2015 est)[1]
 • Density 5.3313/km2 (13.8079/sq mi)
Established 1981
Area 6,279 km2 (2,424.3 sq mi)
Mayor Kristy McBain
Council seat Bega[2]
Region South Coast
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Eden-Monaro
Website Bega Valley
LGAs around Bega Valley:
Cooma-Monaro Eurobodalla Tasman Sea
Snowy Monaro Bega Valley Tasman Sea
East Gippsland (Vic) East Gippsland (Vic) Tasman Sea

Bega Valley Shire is a local government area located on the south-eastern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Bega, Imlay Shire and Mumbulla Shire.[3]

The area extends from Bermagui in the north to the Victorian border in the south and includes the towns of Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Tura Beach, Wolumla, Cobargo, Bemboka, Pambula, Pambula Beach, Towamba and the former whaling port of Eden. The Bega Valley Shire is also known as the Sapphire Coast for tourism and marketing purposes.

The Shire is the largest local government area in coastal New South Wales, with an area of 6,279 square kilometres (2,424 sq mi), and has the longest coastline of any local government area in the state. It is sparsely populated, largely because 75% of the area belongs to various national parks and state forests. The estimated population in June 2012 was 33,259.

Bega Valley is particularly known for its dairy industry, though tourism is of growing importance.

The Mayor of Bega Valley Shire Council is Kristy McBain, an unaligned politician.

Council

In August 1999 the Bega Valley Shire Council was sacked and an administrator was put in place until 2002 where a new council was elected.

Current composition and election method

Bega Valley Shire Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent mayoral election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[4]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned 8
  The Greens 1
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[4]

CouncillorPartyNotes
  Tony Allen Independent
  Robin Bain Independent
  Kristy McBain Unaligned Mayor[5]
  Jo Dodds Independent
  Sharon Tapscott Independent
  Russell Fitzpatrick Independent
  Liz Seckold Independent Deputy Mayor[5]
  Mitchell Nadin Unaligned
  Cathy Griff Greens

External links

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bega Valley Shire Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
  3. ↑ "Holdings". Bega Valley Genealogy Society. Bega Valley Genealogy Society Inc. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Bega Valley Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 Dion, Denise (2016-09-29). "Female team for mayor, deputy". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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