| Type: | lga |
| MidCoast Council | |
| State: | nsw |
| Coordinates: | -32°N 209°W |
| Pop: | 96,579 |
| Area: | 10053 |
| Mayor: | Claire Pontin |
| Mayortitle: | Mayor |
| Seat: | Forster,Gloucester and Taree |
| Region: | Mid North Coast |
| Stategov: | Myall Lakes |
| Stategov2: | Upper Hunter |
| Stategov3: | Port Macquarie |
| Stategov4: | Port Stephens |
| Fedgov: | Lyne |
| Url: | http://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Near-N: | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
| Near-Ne: | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
| Near-E: | Tasman Sea |
| Near-Se: | Tasman Sea |
| Near-S: | Port Stephens |
| Near-Sw: | Port Stephens |
| Near-W: | Dungog |
| Near-Nw: | Walcha Port Macquarie-Hastings |
MidCoast Council is a local government area that is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree Councils.[1]
The council comprises an area of and occupies the southern portion of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales stretching 1900NaN0 between the coastal towns of and and northwards to Crowdy Bay National Park. The council region includes the three great lakes, the coastal towns of,, Taree, and onto Crowdy Head north of . The LGA extends inland to the Barrington Tops National Park west of, plus Stroud, Bulahdelah and Wingham. It includes the Manning River and valley adjoining the Three Brothers mountains. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of .[1]
The Mayor of the MidCoast Council is Councillor Claire Pontin, who was elected on 12 January 2022.[1]
The following towns and localities are located within Mid–Coast Council:
MidCoast Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[3]
MidCoast Council is composed of eleven councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. All councillors were elected to a fixed three-year term of office on 4 December 2021. The positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by councillors.
| Party | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | align=right | 2 | ||
| align=right | 2 | |||
| Peter Epov Group | align=right | 2 | ||
| Alan Tickle Group | align=right | 1 | ||
| Bell Team Independents | align=right | 1 | ||
| align=right | 1 | |||
| The Greens | align=right | 1 | ||
| Your Local Independents | align=right | 1 | ||
| Total | align=right | 11 | ||
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[4] [5] [6]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dheera Smith | The Greens | ||||
| Paul Sandilands | Your Local Independents | ||||
| Jeremy Miller | Independent | ||||
| Peter Howard | Peter Epov Group | ||||
| Peter Epov | Peter Epov Group | ||||
| Troy Fowler | Liberal Party of Australia | ||||
| Kathryn Bell | Bell Team Independents | ||||
| Claire Pontin | Australian Labor Party | Mayor | |||
| David West | Liberal Party of Australia | ||||
| Katheryn Smith | Independent | ||||
| Alan Tickle | Alan Tickle Group | Deputy Mayor | |||