Kentish Council

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Kentish Council

| state = tas

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| caption2 = Map showing the Kentish local government area.

| pop = 6324

| pop_year = 2018

| pop_footnotes = {{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.

| area = 1156

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| est = 1 January 1907

| seat = Sheffield

| mayor = Kate Haberle

| region = Sheffield and Cradle Mountain area

| logo = Kentish Council Logo.gif

| url = http://www.kentish.tas.gov.au

| stategov = Lyons

| fedgov = Lyons

| near-nw = Central Coast

| near-n = Devonport

| near-ne = Latrobe

| near-w = Waratah-Wynyard

| near-e = Meander Valley

| near-sw = West Coast

| near-s = Meander Valley

| near-se = Meander Valley

| coordinates = {{coord|-41.4539|146.1837|display=inline,title}}

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Image:Kentish LGA Tasmania locator map.svg

Kentish Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324, the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot.

History and attributes

The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907.{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA00116 |title=Agency Details: Kentish Municipal Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |date=January 1907 |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}} Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.{{cite web |url=http://regional.gov.au/local/publications/reports/index.aspx |title=Local government national report 2014-2015 |access-date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Australian Government |website=regional.gov.au}}

The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.

Current composition

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! Name

! Positionhttps://www.kentish.tas.gov.au/council/councillors {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

! colspan="2" | Party

Kate Haberle

| Mayor

| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |