City of Burnie

Burnie City Council
Tasmania
Map showing the Burnie local government area.
Coordinates 41°12′56″S 145°48′23″E / 41.2156°S 145.8065°E / -41.2156; 145.8065Coordinates: 41°12′56″S 145°48′23″E / 41.2156°S 145.8065°E / -41.2156; 145.8065
Population 18,895 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 30.9/km2 (80/sq mi)
Established 6 January 1908[2]
Area 618 km2 (238.6 sq mi)
Mayor Alvwyn Boyd
Council seat Burnie
Region Burnie and surrounds
State electorate(s) Braddon
Federal Division(s) Braddon
Website Burnie City Council
LGAs around Burnie City Council:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Waratah-Wynyard Burnie City Council Central Coast
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Map showing Burnie City LGA in Tasmania

Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) is a local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Burnie in the north-west of the state. The Burnie local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,895, which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley.

History and attributes

The municipality was established on 6 January 1908. Originally named Emu Bay, the name was changed to Burnie in 1931 following a petition from residents to name the council based on the town it was centred on.[2][3] Burnie became a city council on 26 April 1988.[4]

The city's motto is "non nobis solum" (not for ourselves alone); for many years this was on the council seal but in 1992 a new, more colourful logo was created that did not include the motto. It did also not include the emu (which had been Burnie's unofficial animal emblem). Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron.

Burnie is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[5] Burnie does not include the adjacent town of Somerset that is sometimes classed as part of the Burnie metropolitan area.

Government

Burnie City Council offices

The Burnie City Council consists of nine aldermen, who each serve a four-year term of office; Ald. Alvwyn Boyd was elected as Burnie's Mayor in December 2017, after previous mayor Anita Dow resigned in October to contest the 2018 state election. The Deputy Mayor is Ald. Sandra French. The other members are:

NamePosition[6]Party affiliation
Alvwyn BoydMayor/Alderman Independent
Sandra French AMDeputy Mayor/Alderman Independent
Robert BentleyAlderman Independent
Ron BlakeAlderman Independent
Teeny BrumbyAlderman Independent
Ken DorseyAlderman Independent
Amina KeyganAlderman Independent
Steve KonsAlderman Independent
Chris LynchAlderman Independent

Suburbs

Burnie Council recognises the following suburbs:[7]

SuburbCensus population 2011Reason
Burnie 696
Acton 1,547
Cooee 559
Emu Heights 209
Downlands 237
Chasm Creek Includes in Wivenhoe
Mooreville 418 Includes West Mooreville
West Mooreville Included in Mooreville
Ridgley 746 Includes East Ridgley
East Ridgley Included in Ridgley
West Ridgley Included in Highclere
Highclere 399 Includes West Ridgley, Tewkesbury, Hampshire
Tewkesbury Included in Highclere
Upper Stowport Included in Natone
Natone 464 Includes Upper Stowport, Upper Natone
Upper Natone Included in Natone
South Burnie 367
Upper Burnie 1,761
Hillcrest 1,078
Brooklyn 606
Romaine 1,738
Montello 1,197
Parklands 815
Shorewell Park 2,032
Havenview 709
Wivenhoe 450 Includes Round Hill, Chasm Creek
Round Hill Includes Wivenhoe
Park Grove 2,358
East Cam 182
Camdale Includes Ocean Vista
Ocean Vista 358 Includes Camdale
Hampshire Included in Highclere
Stowport 398 Includes Glance Greek
Glance Creek Included in Stowport
Total 19,324
5 Variance
Local government total 19,329 Gazetted Burnie Local Government Area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Burnie (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 "Agency Details: Emu Bay Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Agency Details: Burnie Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Agency Details: Burnie City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Elected Representatives - Burnie City". burnie.net. Burnie City Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Burnie City Council (20 November 2014). "Burnie Council Map" (PDF). Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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