Great Lakes Council
| Great Lakes Council | |
 Location of the Great Lakes Council in New South Wales |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Ranger |
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| Area : | 3,376 km² |
| Residents : | 34,430 (2011) |
| Population density : | 10 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 32 ° 13 ′ S , 152 ° 32 ′ E Great Lakes Council was a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area was 3,376 km² and last had about 34,000 inhabitants.
Great Lakes was located on the Pacific coast in the Hunter region, about 300 km northeast of the metropolis of Sydney . The area comprised 108 hamlets and hamlets, including Blueys Beach, Boolambayte, Booral, Booti Booti, The Branch, Bulahdelah, Bungwahl, Carrington, Coolongolook, Crawford River, Darawank, Failford, Forster , Girvan, Hawks Nest , Minimbah, Markwell, Mayers Flat , Nerong, Pindimar, Upper Myall, Pacific Palms, Rosenthal, Smith Lake, Stroud, Stroud Road, Tea Gardens , Tuncurry, Willina, Wootton and parts of Bunyah, Karuah and Nabiac. The seat of the Shire Council was in the coastal town of Forster in the north of the LGA, which now has about 14,000 inhabitants.
The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge in the south of the council has gained national fame . In certain wind conditions, this bridge generates buzzing tones that can be heard from far away, which has earned it the name Singing Bridge .
administration
The Great Lakes Council had twelve members elected by LGA residents. Great Lakes was not divided into districts. The mayor of the council was also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
- Official site of the Great Lakes Council
- Hunter Councils: Great Lakes (A) Community Profile ( Memento from August 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- id.com.au: Great Lakes Council area Community Profile
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Great Lakes (A) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2011 Census QuickStats . March 28, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Forster (NSW) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.