| Type: | lga |
| King Island Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 1601 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 1096 |
| Est: | 1 January 1907 |
| Seat: | Currie |
| Mayor: | Marcus Blackie |
| Region: | King Island |
| Url: | http://www.kingisland.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
| Near-W: | Bass Strait |
| Near-E: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Sw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-S: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Se: | Circular Head |
| Coordinates: | -39.8637°N 143.9851°W |
King Island Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing King Island and the adjacent minor islands within Bass Strait, in the north-west of the state. The King Island local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 1,601,[1] with Currie as the main town and administrative centre.
The King Island municipality was established on 1 January 1907[2] King Island is classified as rural, agricultural and small (RAS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
| Name | Position[4] | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Blackie | Mayor | ||||
| Vernon Philbey | Deputy Mayor | ||||
| Phillip Richards | Councillor | ||||
| Ian Allan | Councillor | ||||
| Ira Cooke | Councillor | ||||
| David Bowden | Councillor | ||||
| Gina Green | Councillor | ||||
| Anna Hely | Councillor | ||||
| Sarina Laidler | Councillor | ||||
| Duncan McFie | Councillor | ||||