West Tamar Council

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = West Tamar Council | state = tas | mapframe = yes | zoom=9 | pop =  | pop_year = 2018 | pop_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|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref> | area = 691 | area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/> | density = 34.3 | est = 2 April 1993 | established_footnotes = <ref name=GovAgencyDetail/> | seat = Beaconsfield | mayor = Christina Holmdahl | region = Western Tamar Valley | logo = West tamar Council logo.gif | logo_upright = 1.2 | url = http://www.wtc.tas.gov.au | stategov = Bass | fedgov = Bass | near-nw = Bass Strait | near-n = Bass Strait | near-ne = Bass Strait | near-w = Latrobe | near-e = George Town | near-sw = Meander Valley | near-s = Meander Valley | near-se = Launceston | coordinates = {{coord|-41.2797|146.8652|display=inline,title}} }}

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'''West Tamar Council''' is a local government body in Tasmania, situated along the western side of the Tamar River in the north of the state. '''West Tamar''' is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 23,769,<ref name=ABSLGA/> it extends from the outer reaches of north-west Launceston and includes the towns and localities of Beaconsfield, Beauty Point and Legana.

==History and attributes== The municipality was established on 2 April 1993, after the boundaries of the Beaconsfield municipality were extended and its name changed to West Tamar.<ref name=GovAgencyDetail>{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA01533 |title=Agency Details: West Tamar Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref> West Tamar is classified as urban, fringe and small 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 municipal area starts with the Launceston suburb of Riverside in the south; the satellite suburb of Legana; the towns of Exeter, Beaconsfield and Beauty Point, all the way up to the beach resort town of Greens Beach at the mouth of the Tamar River.

The current mayor of West Tamar Council is Christina Holmdahl and the chief executive officer is Kristen Desmond.

== Council ==

=== Composition === {| class="wikitable" !Name !Position<ref>{{cite web |title=ERROR: Attempt to read property "site" on null |url=https://www.dorset.tas.gov.au/mayor-and-councillors}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |Party |- |Christina Holmdahl |Mayor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Rick Shegog |Deputy Mayor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Jess Greene |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Joshua Manticas |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Geoff Lyons |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Lynden Ferguson |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Julie Sladden |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent Liberal}} |- |Joy Allen |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- |Richard Island |Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | |{{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |}

=== 2022 Election Results === {{Election box begin |title = 2022 Tasmanian local elections: West Tamar<ref>{{cite web |title=West Tamar Council election results|url=https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/local-government/elections-2022/results/west-tamar/index.html |publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Christina Holmdahl '''(elected)''' |votes = 2,969 |percentage = 19.12 |change = -12.15 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Rick Shegog '''(elected)''' |votes = 2,088 |percentage = 13.44 |change = +8.34 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Jess Greene '''(elected)''' |votes = 1,465 |percentage = 9.43 |change = +5.42 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Joshua Manticas '''(elected)''' |votes = 1,064 |percentage = 6.85 |change = }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Geoff Lyons '''(elected)''' |votes = 1,015 |percentage = 6.54 |change = -1.04 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Peter Kearney |votes = 909 |percentage = 5.85 |change = +1.12 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Lynden Ferguson '''(elected)''' |votes = 818 |percentage = 5.27 |change = -0.85 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Julie Sladden '''(elected)''' |votes = 769 |percentage = 4.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Joy Allen '''(elected)''' |votes = 766 |percentage = 4.93 |change = -1.56 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Richard Ireland '''(elected)''' |votes = 733 |percentage = 4.72 |change = -0.32 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Jim Collier |votes = 571 |percentage = 3.68 |change = -0.43 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Jorden Gunton |votes = 520 |percentage = 3.35 |change = +0.99 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Tim Woinarski |votes = 435 |percentage = 2.80 |change = -2.63 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Caroline Larner |votes = 406 |percentage = 2.61 |change = }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Dane Edwards |votes = 339 |percentage = 2.18 |change = +0.50 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Victoria Wilkinson |votes = 260 |percentage = 1.67 |change = -0.07 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Sven Wiener |votes = 147 |percentage = 0.95 |change = -0.57 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Peter Stoops |votes = 122 |percentage = 0.79 |change = }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Mark Price |votes = 90 |percentage = 0.58 |change = -0.28 }} {{Election box candidate AU party |party = Independent |candidate = Malcolm Carey |votes = 44 |percentage = 0.28 |change = }} {{Election box formal |votes = 15,530 |percentage = 95.59 |change = +0.12 }} {{Election box informal |votes = 716 |percentage = 4.41 |change = -0.12 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 16,246 |percentage = 87.18 |change = +33.99 }} {{election box end}} ==Suburbs== <ref name="West Tamar Suburbs and Surrounding Districts" >{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA65810?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Suburb!!Census population 2016!!Reason |- |Badger Head |41 | |- |York Town |72 | |- |Greens Beach |209 | |- |Kelso |146 | |- |Clarence Point |226 | |- |Ilfraville | |Incl. in Beauty Point |- |Beauty Point |1222 |Includes Ilfraville |- |Beaconsfield |1298 | |- |Rowella |170 | |- |Kayena |219 |Includes Richmond Hill |- |Richmond Hill | |Incl. in Kayena |- |Sidmouth |394 | |- |Deviot |337 | |- |Robigana |111 | |- |Swan Point |282 | |- |Loira |160 | |- |Gravelly Beach |567 | |- |Exeter |633 | |- |Blackwall |270 | |- |Lanena |320 | |- |Rosevears |352 | |- |Grindelwald |965 | |- |Legana |4029 |Includes Danbury Park |- |Danbury Park | |Incl. in Legana |- |Riverside |6424 | |- |Bridgenorth |373 | |- |Notley Hills |46 | |- |Glengarry |525 | |- |Frankford |176 | |- |Winkleigh |203 | |- |Holwell |65 | |- |Flowery Gully |87 | |- |'''Total''' |19,992 | |- | |2726 |Variance |- |'''Local government total''' |22,718 |Gazetted West Tamar local government area |- |}

===Not in above list=== * Birralee * Parkham * Rosevale * Selbourne

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.wtc.tas.gov.au West Tamar 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]

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