{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council | state = tas | mapframe = yes | pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata--> | area = 2592 | area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref> | density = 1.7 | est = 2 April 1993<ref name=GovAgencyDetail/> | seat = [[Triabunna]] | mayor = [[Cheryl Arnol]] | region = Southern [[East Coast, Tasmania|East coast]] | logo = Glamorgan-Council-Logo.jpg | logo_upright = 1.2 | url = http://www.gsbc.tas.gov.au | stategov = [[Division of Lyons (state)|Lyons]] | fedgov = [[Division of Lyons|Lyons]] | near-nw = [[Northern Midlands]] | near-n = [[Break O'Day]] | near-ne = [[Tasman Sea]] | near-w = [[Northern Midlands]] | near-e = [[Tasman Sea]] | near-sw = [[Southern Midlands Council|Southern Midlands]] | near-s = [[Sorell Council|Sorell]] | near-se = [[Tasman Sea]] | coordinates = {{coord|-42.2672|147.9688|display=inline,title}} }}{{Infobox legislature|name=Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council|leader1=[[Cheryl Arnol]]|leader2=Michael Symons|leader3=Greg Ingham|leader1_type=Mayor|leader2_type=Deputy Mayor|leader3_type=General Manager|structure1=File:GSBC structure 2024.svg|political_groups1={{Color box|#DDD|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (7) <br /> {{Color box|#F00011|border=darkgray}} [[Tasmanian Labor Party|Independent Labor]] (1)|structure1_res=225 px|house1=Council|next_election1=[[2026 Tasmanian local elections|2026]]}} '''Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government]] body in [[Tasmania]], situated on the central east coast of the state. '''Glamorgan–Spring Bay''' is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 4,528,<ref name="ABSLGA" /> the major towns of the region include [[Bicheno, Tasmania|Bicheno]], [[Orford, Tasmania|Orford]] and [[Swansea, Tasmania|Swansea]] with [[Triabunna]] the principal town.
The list of Mayors and deputy-mayors can be found at [[List of mayors of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council]]
== History and attributes == Glamorgan–Spring Bay was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the [[Municipality of Glamorgan]] and [[Municipality of Spring Bay]].<ref name="GovAgencyDetail">{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA0157 |title=Agency Details: Glamorgan–Spring Bay Municipal Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref> The council derives its name from the region of [[Glamorgan]] in [[Wales]]. Glamorgan–Spring Bay is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) 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>
The [[Maria Island National Park|Maria Island]] and [[Freycinet National Park|Freycinet]] national parks are contained in the region.
== Council == {{See also|List of mayors of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council}}
=== Current composition === {| class="wikitable" ! Name ! Position<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gsbc.tas.gov.au/council/elected-members/ | title=Elected Members – Glamorgan Spring Bay Council }}</ref> ! colspan="2" | Party ! Councillor Since |- | [[Cheryl Arnol]] | [[List of mayors of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council|Mayor]] | {{Australian party style|SFF}} | | [[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|Independent SFF]] | 1996–Present (Mayor 1999–2004, 2022–Present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local government election reports – Tasmanian Electoral Commission |url=https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/local-government/reports.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=tec.tas.gov.au}}</ref> |- | Michael Symons | Deputy Mayor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2018–present |- | Jenny Woods | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2009–present |- | Rob Churchill | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2018–present |- | Robert Forbes-Young | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2020–present |- | Neil Edwards | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2022–present |- | Kenneth Gregson | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} | 2024–present |- | Carole McQueeney | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]{{Efn|McQueeney wasn't elected on an Independent Labor platform. She was elected as an independent and recently ran for Tasmanian Labor for Lyons (unsuccessfully).}} | 2022–present |}
== Election results == === 2022 === {{excerpt|Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections|section=Glamorgan–Spring Bay}}
[[Image:Glamorgan Spring Bay LGA Tasmania locator map.svg|alt=Map showing Glamorgan–Spring Bay LGA in Tasmania|thumb|right|90px]]
== Suburbs == <ref name="Break O'Day Suburbs and Surrounding Districts" >{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA62410?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Suburb!!Census population 2016!!Reason |- |[[Bicheno, Tasmania|Bicheno]] |943 |Includes Llandaff |- |Llandaff | |Incl. in Bicheno |- |[[Friendly Beaches]] |10 | |- |[[Coles Bay, Tasmania|Coles Bay]] |353 | |- |[[Dolphin Sands, Tasmania|Dolphin Sands]] |126 | |- |[[Swansea, Tasmania|Swansea]] |866 | |- |[[Rocky Hills, Tasmania|Rocky Hills]] |12 | |- |[[Pontypool, Tasmania|Pontypool]] |53 | |- |[[Little Swanport]] |117 |Includes Ravendale |- |Ravendale | |Incl. in Little Swanport |- |Spring Bay | |Incl. in Triabunna |- |[[Triabunna]] |874 |Includes Double Creek, Spring Bay |- |Double Creek | |Incl. in Triabunna |- |Louisville | |Incl. in Orford |- |[[Orford, Tasmania|Orford]] |626 |Includes Louisville, Shelley Beach |- |Shelley Beach | |Incl. in Orford |- |[[Spring Beach, Tasmania|Spring Beach]] |97 | |- |[[Rheban, Tasmania|Rheban]] |7 | |- |[[Buckland, Tasmania|Buckland]] |179 | |- |[[Cranbrook, Tasmania|Cranbrook]] |67 | |- |[[Apslawn, Tasmania|Apslawn]] |18 | |- |'''Total''' |4,348 | |- | |52 |Variance |- |'''Local government total''' |4,400 |Gazetted Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council local government area |- |}
=== Not in above list === * [[Douglas River, Tasmania|Douglas River]] * [[Freycinet Peninsula]] * [[Maria Island]] * [[Nugent, Tasmania|Nugent]] * [[Runnymede, Tasmania|Runnymede]] * [[Schouten Island]] * [[Tooms Lake]] * [[Woodsdale, Tasmania|Woodsdale]]
== See also == * [[Local government areas of Tasmania]]
== Notes == {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * [http://www.gsbc.tas.gov.au Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council official website] * [http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx Local Government Association Tasmania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140454/http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx |date=22 June 2018 }} * [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}}
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