{{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = Break O'Day Council | state = tas | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 7 | caption = Map showing the Break O'Day local government area. | pop = 6770 | pop_year = 2021 | pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Break O'Day|url= https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA60210 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}.</ref> | area = 3524 | area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/> | density = 1.7 | est = 2 April 1993<ref name=GovAgencyDetail/> | seat = [[St Helens, Tasmania|St Helens]] | mayor = Mick Tucker | region = Northern [[East coast, Tasmania|east coast]] | logo = Break O'Day Council Logo.jpg | logo_upright = 1.2 | url = http://www.bodc.tas.gov.au | stategov = [[Division of Lyons (state)|Lyons]] | fedgov = [[Division of Lyons|Lyons]] | near-nw = [[Dorset Council (Australia)|Dorset]] | near-n = [[Dorset Council (Australia)|Dorset]] | near-ne = [[Tasman Sea]] | near-w = [[City of Launceston|Launceston]] | near-e = [[Tasman Sea]] | near-sw = [[Northern Midlands Council|Northern Midlands]] | near-s = [[Glamorgan Spring Bay Council|Glamorgan Spring Bay]] | near-se = [[Tasman Sea]] | coordinates = {{coord|-41.4238|148.0524|display=inline,title}} }}
[[Image:Break O'Day LGA Tasmania locator map.svg|alt=Map showing Break'O Day LGA in Tasmania|thumb|right|90px]]
'''Break O'Day Council''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government]] body in [[Tasmania]], situated in the northern part of the state's east coast. '''Break O'Day''' is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,770,<ref name=ABSLGA/> the major towns of the region include [[St Helens, Tasmania|St Helens]], [[St Marys, Tasmania|St Marys]] and [[Scamander, Tasmania|Scamander]].
==History and attributes== The municipality was established on 2 April 1993. Originally proclaimed as Portland-Fingal, the name was later changed to Break O'Day.<ref name=GovAgencyDetail>{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA01573 |title=Agency Details: Break O'Day Municipal Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref>
Break O'Day is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://regional.gov.au/local/publications/reports/index.aspx |title=Local government national report 2014–2015 |access-date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Australian Government |website=regional.gov.au}}</ref>
==Council== ===Current composition and election method=== Break O'Day Council is composed of nine councillors elected using the [[Hare-Clark]] system of [[Single transferable vote|proportional]] representation as a single [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]]. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor and deputy mayor are each directly elected for a four-year term. The mayor and deputy mayor must also be elected as councillors in order to hold office. Elections are normally held in October, with the next election due to be held in October 2026.<ref name=hccelection>{{cite web |url=http://www.bodc.tas.gov.au/council/elected-members |title=Council: Elected Members|publisher=Break O'Day Council |access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> Neither the [[Tasmanian Labor Party|Labor Party]] nor the [[Tasmanian Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] endorse local government candidates in Tasmania.
The most recent election of councillors was held in October 2022, and the makeup of the council is as follows:<ref name=EC>{{cite web|url=https://www.bodc.tas.gov.au/council/elected-members/|title=Elected Members – BODC|publisher=Break O'Day Council|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] | align=right | 7 |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]] | align=right | 1 |- | {{Australian party style|Greens}}| | [[Tasmanian Greens|Greens]] | align=right | 1 |- | | '''Total''' | align=right | '''9''' |}
The current Council, elected in 2022 is:<ref name=EC/>
{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Mick Tucker | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] | [[Mayor]] |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Janet Drummond | Unaligned | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Kristi Chapple | Unaligned | [[Deputy Mayor]] |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Barry LeFevre | Independent | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Garry Barnes | Unaligned | |- | {{Australian party style|Greens}}| | Liz Johnstone | [[Tasmanian Greens]] | |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Kylie Wright | Independent Labor | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Ian Carter | Unaligned | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | Vaughan Oldham | Unaligned | |}
===2022 election results=== {{excerpt|Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections|section=Break O'Day}}
==Suburbs== {| class="wikitable" |- !Suburb!!Census population 2016!!Reason |- |Mount William |0 | |- |[[Eddystone, Tasmania|Eddystone]] |0 | |- |[[Ansons Bay]] |31 | |- |[[Lottah]] |13 | |- |[[The Gardens, Tasmania|The Gardens]] |19 | |- |[[Binalong Bay]] |290 | |- |[[Akaroa, Tasmania|Akaroa]] |132 | |- |[[Stieglitz, Tasmania|Stieglitz]] |562 | |- |Dianas Basin | |Incl in St. Helens |- |[[Beaumaris, Tasmania|Beaumaris]] |289 | |- |[[Scamander, Tasmania|Scamander]] |638 | |- |[[Upper Scamander, Tasmania|Upper Scamander]] |44 | |- |[[Falmouth, Tasmania|Falmouth]] |102 | |- |[[Four Mile Creek, Tasmania|Four Mile Creek]] |96 | |- |[[Chain of Lagoons, Tasmania|Chain of Lagoons]] |21 | |- |[[Seymour, Tasmania|Seymour]] |25 | |- |[[Douglas River, Tasmania|Douglas River]] |30 | |- |Ormley | |Incl. in Fingal |- |Tullochgorum | |Incl. in Fingal |- |[[Fingal, Tasmania|Fingal]] |405 |Includes Ormley, Tolluchgorum, Frodsley |- |Mount Nicholas | |Incl. in St. Mary's |- |[[Cornwall, Tasmania|Cornwall]] |65 | |- |Cullenswood | |Incl. in St. Mary's |- |[[St Marys, Tasmania|St. Mary's]] |682 |Includes Mount Nicholas, Cullenswood |- |[[Gray, Tasmania|Gray]] |69 | |- |[[Mathinna, Tasmania|Mathinna]] |142 | |- |[[Upper Esk, Tasmania|Upper Esk]] |26 |Includes Roses Tier |- |[[Mangana, Tasmania|Mangana]] |36 | |- |Roses Tier | |Incl. in Upper Esk |- |Frodsley | |Incl. in Fingal |- |[[Weldborough, Tasmania|Weldborough]] |28 | |- |[[Pyengana]] |104 | |- |[[Goulds Country, Tasmania|Goulds Country]] |77 | |- |[[Goshen, Tasmania|Goshen]] |93 | |- |[[St Helens, Tasmania|St. Helen's]] |2070 |Includes Priory |- |Priory | |Incl. in St. Helen's |- |'''Total''' |6,089 | |- | |15 |Variance |- |'''Local government total''' |6,104 |Gazetted Break O'Day Council local government area |- |} <ref name="Break O'Day Suburbs and Surrounding Districts" >{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/LGA60210?opendocument&navpos=220|title=2011 Census QuickStats|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>
===Not in above list=== * [[Gladstone, Tasmania|Gladstone]] * [[Tayene, Tasmania|Tayene]] * [[Upper Blessington, Tasmania|Upper Blessington]]
==See also== *[[Local government areas of Tasmania]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.bodc.tas.gov.au Break O'Day Council official website] *[http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx Local Government Association Tasmania] *[https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Local_Government_Elections/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission – local government]
{{Local Government Areas of Tasmania}} {{East Coast Tasmania |state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}}
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