City of Shellharbour explained

Type:lga
City of Shellharbour
State:nsw
Pop:76,271
Pop2:72240
Pop2 Year:2018 est.
Pop2 Footnotes:[1]
Area:147
Coordinates:-34.5833°N 202°W
Est:1859
Seat:Shellharbour City Centre[2]
Mayor:Chris Homer
Region:Illawarra
Logo Upright:1.2
Url:http://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au
Stategov:Shellharbour
Stategov2:Kiama
Fedgov:Whitlam
Fedgov2:Gilmore
Near-Nw:Wingecarribee
Near-N:Wollongong
Near-Ne:Tasman Sea
Near-W:Wingecarribee
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-Sw:Wingecarribee
Near-S:Kiama
Near-Se:Tasman Sea

The City of Shellharbour is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The city is located about south of Sydney and covers the southern suburbs of the Wollongong urban area centred on Shellharbour and it had an estimated population of 68,460 at the .

The area is bordered by the City of Wollongong to the north, with the boundary being the Lake Illawarra entrance (and the suburb of Lake Illawarra) and Macquarie Rivulet (Albion Park Rail). The Municipality of Kiama is to the south of the City of Shellharbour.

The mayor of the Shellharbour City Council is Cr. Chris Homer.[3]

History

Indigenous occupation of the area, particularly of Bass Point, can be traced back to 17,000 BCE.

The area was discovered by Europeans Bass and Flinders in 1796.[4] Free settlers began arriving between 1817 and 1831 and the township was founded in 1851. The Shellharbour (Municipal) Council was constituted on 4 June 1859, and was gazetted as a City in 1996. In May 2009, Shellharbour City Council celebrated its sesquicentenary.[5]

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Shellharbour merge with the City of Wollongong to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately .[6] On 13 February 2017, the New South Wales Government decided not to forcibly amalgamate Shellharbour Council with Wollongong Council.

Heritage listings

The City of Shellharbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Suburbs

The City of Shellharbour contains the following suburbs and localities:

Council

Current composition and election method

As of 2023, Shellharbour City Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally in four wards.. Under the, councillors are elected to hold office until September 2024. Since 2021, the mayor has been directly-elected.

The current council, elected in 2021, is:

WardCouncillorParty
Mayor Chris Homer
A Ward Kellie MarshKellie Marsh Independents
 Maree Edwards
B Ward Moira Hamilton
 John DaveyLocal Voice
C Ward Colin Gow
 Lou Stefanovski
D Ward Jacqueline Graf
 Rob Petreski

Election results

2021

Attractions

Shellharbour City has many attractions for family entertainment and recreation.In Albion Park Rail there is a Light Rail Museum and steam trains, Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Museum, and Albion Oval; a local sports ground. Shellharbour Village, the beach and playground are also popular attractions. Excellent fishing at Lake Illawarra and superb surfing at Warilla beach.A cycleway goes from Oak Flats to Barrack Point. The Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour) provides scenic views and also includes the Macquarie Pass National Park.

There are various beaches in Shellharbour such as the Blacks Beach, Shellharbour North Beach, Shellharbour South Beach, Warilla Central Beach, Warilla North Beach, and Warilla South Beach which are some of the major crowd pullers.[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-03-27 . 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18 . live . 2019-03-27 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327110730/http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18 . 2019-03-27 . Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Shellharbour City Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060906214340/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6900 . 2006-09-06 . 2006-11-26 . Department of Local Government.
  3. Web site: shh-admin . 2018-12-04 . Chris Homer (Mayor) . 2022-03-02 . Shellharbour Council.
  4. Web site: 2012 . Bass and Flinders . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320182606/http://www.australianhistory.org/bass-flinders . 2012-03-20 . 2012-10-05 . Australian History.
  5. Web site: Our History . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080208171102/http://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx?WebPage=115 . 2008-02-08 . 2008-03-16 . Shellharbour City Council.
  6. Web site: January 2016 . Merger proposal: Shellharbour City Council, Wollongong City Council . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310193900/https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/78cf594fd02bc6088abdc2a154408b89/Shellharbour-Wollongong.pdf . 2016-03-10 . 2016-03-10 . . 7 . Amazon Web Services.
  7. 00556 . S91/01036 & HC 870387 . 2018-05-18.
  8. 01072 . 2018-05-18.
  9. 01245 . H00/00173 . 2018-05-18.
  10. 01896 . 12/03599 . 2018-05-18.
  11. Web site: Beaches and pools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190514130431/https://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/beaches-and-pools . 2019-05-14 . 2019-05-21 . Shellharbour City Council. 7 November 2018 .