Burnie_City_Council

City of Burnie

City of Burnie

Local government area in Tasmania, Australia


Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) is a local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Burnie in the north-west of the state. The Burnie local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 19,348,[1] which also encompasses Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley.

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History and attributes

The municipality was established on 6 January 1908. Originally named Emu Bay, the name was changed to Burnie in 1931 following a petition from residents to name the council based on the town it was centred on.[2][3] Burnie became a city council on 26 April 1988.[4]

The city's motto is "non nobis solum" (not for ourselves alone); for many years this was on the council seal but in 1992 a new, more colourful logo was created that did not include the motto. It did also not include the emu (which had been Burnie's unofficial animal emblem). Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron.

Burnie is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[5] Burnie does not include the adjacent town of Somerset that is sometimes classed as part of the Burnie metropolitan area.

Council

Burnie City Council offices

The Burnie City Council consists of nine councillors, who each serve a four-year term of office. Traditionally the term "alderman" was used, but was changed by a council vote on 20 November 2018.[6] The members following the 2022 election are:

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2022 election results

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Suburbs

The following gazetted suburbs/localities are fully or partially within the City of Burnie:[12] [13]

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Only the part of Heybridge to the west of the Blythe River is in the City of Burnie. Most of its population of 430 would be to the east in Central Coast.

Oonah mostly lies in Waratah-Wynyard, but the 2016 census recorded a population of zero in any case.

A small part of Hampshire extends into Waratah-Wynyard, but all of its population is likely to be in the City of Burnie.

Parrawe mostly lies in Waratah-Wynyard. The small area in the City of Burnie is likely to be unpopulated.

See also


References

  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Agency Details: Emu Bay Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Agency Details: Burnie Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Agency Details: Burnie City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. Minutes 20 November 2018 Proposal for Council to Adopt the Term Councillor (PDF), Burnie City Council, 20 November 2018, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2018, retrieved 27 November 2018
  7. "Elected Representatives - Burnie City". burnie.tas.gov.au. Burnie City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. Williams, Claudia. "Labor Braddon candidate Chris Lynch surprised by result". The Advocate. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. "Burnie City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  10. "Question for Ms White". Tasmanian Government. Simon Behrakis, Liberal Member for Clark.
  11. Burnie City Council (20 October 2020). "Burnie Council Map" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. "2016 QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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