Central Coast Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state between Burnie and Devonport. Central Coast is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 22,760,[1]Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.
History and attributes
The Central Coast Council was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Penguin and Ulverstone municipalities.[2]
Central Coast is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south.[4] The Central Coast includes the tourist destinationsLeven Canyon[5] and Black Bluff,[6] as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.