Break O'Day Council

Break O'Day Council Tasmania
Break O'Day Council
Coordinates	41°27′18″S 148°04′44″E / 41.45500°S 148.07889°ECoordinates: 41°27′18″S 148°04′44″E / 41.45500°S 148.07889°E
Population	6,194 (2011)[1]
• Density	1.8/km^2 (4.7/sq mi)
Area	3,525.8 km^2 (1,361.3 sq mi)
Mayor	Mick Tucker
Council seat	St Helens
Region	Northern east coast
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal Division(s)	Lyons
Website	Break O'Day Council
LGAs around Break O'Day Council: Dorset Dorset Tasman Sea Launceston Break O'Day Council Tasman Sea Northern Midlands Glamorgan Spring Bay Tasman Sea

The Break O'Day Council is a local government area of Tasmania, encompassing the northern part of the state's east coast.

Major towns in the area include St Helens, St Marys, Scamander, Beaumaris, Fingal, Mathinna and the valley of Pyengana. Break O'Day also has one of the state's highest waterfalls, St. Columba, with Halls Falls and Ralphs Falls nearby.

Break O'Day Council is one of the few places in Australia having above replacement fertility rate. The fertility rate was 2.35 in 2001 and 2.21 in 2006.

Council

Current composition and election method

Break O'Day Council is composed of nine Councillors elected using the Hare-Clark system of proportional representation as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are each directly elected for a four-year term. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor must also be elected as Councillors in order to hold office. Elections are normally held in October, with the next election due to be held in October 2018.^[2] Neither the Australian Labor Party nor the Liberal Party of Australia endorse local government candidates in Tasmania.

The most recent election of Councillors was held over a two-week period from 14 October to 28 October 2014, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[3]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2014, in order of election, is:^[3]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Mick Tucker	Independent	Mayor
	Hannah Rubenach	Independent
	Glenn McGuinness	Unaligned
	John McGiveron	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Barry LeFevre	Independent
	Margaret Osborne OAM	Unaligned
	John Tucker	Unaligned
	Kylie Wright	Independent	^1
	Janet Drummond	Unaligned

^1 At the 2014 election, Timothy Warren was elected to Council. Following the regisnation of Warren on 7 January 2015, a recount was conducted on 20 January 2015. Kylie Wright was elected as councillor until the 2018 ordinary election.^[4]

Suburbs^[5]

Suburb	Census Population 2011	Reason
Mount William	0	Includes Eddystone
Eddystone		Incl. in Mount William
Ansons Bay	371	Includes Weldborough, Pyengana, Goulds Country, Goshen, Lottah
Lottah		Incl. in Ansons BAy
The Gardens		Incl. in St. Helens
Binalong Bay	210
Akaroa	0
Stieglitz	643
Dianas Basin		Incl in ST. Helens
Beaumaris	282
Scamander	719	Includes Upper Scamander
Upper Scamander		Incl. in Scamander
Falmouth	195	Includes Four Mile Creek
Four Mile Creek		Incl. in Falmouth
Chain of Lagoons		Incl. in Gray
Seymour		Incl. in Gray
Douglas River		Incl. in Gray
Ormley		Incl. in Mathinna
Tullochgorum		Incl. in Mathinna
Fingal	366
Mount Nicholas		Incl. in St. Mary's
Cornwall		Incl. in St. Mary's
Cullenswood		Incl. in St. Mary's
St. Mary's	800	Includes Mount Nichals, Cornwall, Cullenswood
Gray	141	Includes Chain of Lagoons, Douglas River
Mathinna	287	Includes Ormley, Tulluchgorum, Upper Esk, Mangana, Roses Tier, Frodsley
Upper Esk		Incl. in Mathinna
Mangana		Incl. in Mathinna
Roses Tier		Incl. in Mathinna
Frodsley		Incl. in Mathinna
Weldsborough		Incl. in Ansons Bay
Pyengana		Incl. in Ansons Bay
Goulds Country		Incl. in Ansons Bay
Goshen		Incl. in Ansons Bay
St. Helen's	2173	Includes Priory
Priory		Incl. in St. Helen's
Total	6,187
	7	Variance
Local Government Total	6,194	Gazetted Break O'Day Council Local Government Area

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Break O'Day (LGA)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
2. "Council: Elected Members". Your council. Break O'Day Council. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. "Break O'Day Council". Local Government Elections 2014. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
4. "Local Government Recounts: Break O'Day". Local Government Vacancies since the 2014 elections. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links

• Break O'Day Council