Latrobe Council

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{{About|the local government area in Tasmania|the local government area in Victoria|City of Latrobe|other uses|Latrobe (disambiguation){{!}}Latrobe}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Latrobe Council

| state = tas

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| caption2 = Map showing the Latrobe local government area.

| pop = 11329

| 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|accessdate=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.

| area = 601

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| est = 1 January 1907

| seat = Latrobe

| mayor = Peter Freshney

| region = North West Tasmania

| logo = Latrobe Council Logo.jpg

| logo_upright = 1.2

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

| stategov = Braddon

| fedgov = Braddon

| near-nw = Bass Strait

| near-n = Bass Strait

| near-ne = Bass Strait

| near-w = Devonport

| near-e = West Tamar

| near-sw = Kentish

| near-s = Meander Valley

| near-se = Meander Valley

| coordinates = {{coord|-41.2413|146.5598|display=inline,title}}

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Image:Latrobe LGA Tasmania locator map.svg

Latrobe Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north of the state, east of Devonport. The Latrobe local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 11,329, it encompasses the principal town, Latrobe, and the nearby localities including Port Sorell, Sassafras and Wesley Vale.

History and attributes

The Latrobe municipality was established on 1 January 1907.{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA00119 |title=Agency Details: Latrobe Municipal Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |date=January 1907 |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}} Latrobe is classified as rural, agricultural and very large 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}}

Current composition

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! Name

! Position{{cite web | url=https://www.latrobe.tas.gov.au/council/elected-members | title=Elected Members | date=16 August 2021 }}

! colspan="2" | Party

Peter Freshney

| Mayor

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Vonette Mead

| Deputy Mayor

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Gerrad Wicks

| Councillor

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Graeme Brown

| Councillor

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Garry Sims

| Councillor

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Jacki Martin

| Councillor

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal}}

David Fidler

| Councillor

| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |

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Claudia Baldock

| Councillor

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Summer Metske

| Councillor

| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |

| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}}

Suburbs

{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA63810?opendocument220|title=2016 Census QuickStats|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=22 July 2017}}

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SuburbCensus population 2016Reason
Wesley Vale

|443

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Northdown

|221

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Hawley Beach

|483

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Shearwater

|1,764

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Port Sorell

|2,022

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Squeaking Point

|223

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Thirlstane

|94

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Bakers Beach

|60

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Merseylea

|56

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Sassafras

|347

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Harford

|74

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Moriarty

|223

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Latrobe

|4,169

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Tarleton

|380

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Total

|10,559

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|140

|Variance

Local government total

|10,699

|Gazetted Central Coast local government area

=Not in above list=

See also

References

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