Municipality of Kiama
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| Municipality of Kiama New South Wales |
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 Location of Kiama in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 20,641(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1859 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 258 km² (99.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Sandra McCarthy | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Kiama (11 Manning Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Illawarra | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Kiama | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gilmore | ||||||||||||
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The Municipality of Kiama is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia, in the Illawarra region. It is south of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong and is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the South Coast line.
The Municipality of Kiama includes Kiama and the localities of Bombo, Gerringong, Gerroa, Minnamurra and Jamberoo.
In 1954, the Kiama Municipal Council absorbed the Gerringong Municipal District.
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[edit] Council
The Council of the Municipality of Kiama is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
Kiama Municipal Council, also has a close friendship with
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Shellharbour, New South Wales, since 1859
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents and Unaffiliated | 7 | |
| The Greens | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |||||
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| Sandra McCarthy | Independent | Mayor | |||||
| Ben van der Wijngaart | Greens | - | Brian Petschler | Independent | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Lexie Wheeler | Independent | Elected on Sandra McCarthy's ticket | |||||
| Monique Dare-Ward | Greens | ||||||
| Trevor Fredericks | Independent | Elected on Brian Petschler's ticket | |||||
| Peter Bowman | Independent | Elected on Sandra McCarthy's ticket | |||||
| Warren Steel | Independent | ||||||
| Neil Reilly | Unaffiliated | ||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Council of the Municipality of Kiama". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=4400. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ a b c "Kiama Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Kiama.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17.[dead link]
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