City of Shoalhaven
City of Shoalhaven New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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Location in NSW | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°07′S 150°30′E / 35.117°S 150.500°ECoordinates: 35°07′S 150°30′E / 35.117°S 150.500°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 100,147 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 21.9284/km2 (56.794/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1 July 1948 | ||||||||||||
Area | 4,567 km2 (1,763.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Amanda Findley | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Nowra[2] | ||||||||||||
Region | Illawarra - South Coast | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||
Website | City of Shoalhaven | ||||||||||||
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The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the south-eastern coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Sydney. The area is located adjacent to the Tasman Sea. The Princes Highway passes through the area and the South Coast railway line traverses the northern section of the area and terminates at Bomaderry. In June 2012, the population of the City of Shoalhaven was 96,927.[3]
The City was established on 1 July 1948 as the Shoalhaven Shire following the amalgamation of the Municipalities of Nowra, Berry, Broughton’s Vale, Ulladulla, South Shoalhaven, and the shires of Cambewarra and Clyde.[4]
The Mayor of Shoalhaven City Council is Amanda Findley, who is a member of the Australian Greens, she defeated the incumbent mayor Joanna Gash on preferences at the 2016 elections.
History
The Shoalhaven region in New South Wales is the southern part of the traditional homelands of the Tharawal people.[5]
George Bass explored the area in 1797, following Seven Mile Beach. He crossed the shoals at the entrance to the river, calling it 'Shoals Haven' due to the shallowness of the river mouth. This river is now known as the Crookhaven,[6] but the name was adopted for the Shoalhaven area and the Shoalhaven River.
Towns and localities
Shoalhaven, although designated a city, is a dispersed region spread over 125 kilometres (78 mi) of coastline, with the vast majority of its population located in the north-east around Nowra, Jervis Bay and Sussex Inlet.
It includes the following towns, suburbs and localities:
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Council
Current composition and election method
Shoalhaven City Council is composed of thirteen Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing four Councillors. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, is in order of elected and as follows:[7]
Party | Councillors | |
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Team Gash | 3 | |
Shoalhaven Independents Group | 5 | |
Labor | 1 | |
Greens | 4 | |
Total | 13 |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mayor[8] | Amanda Findley | Australian Greens | ||
Ward One[9] | Andrew Guile | Shoalhaven Independents Group | ||
John Wells | Team Gash | |||
Nina Cheyne | Greens | |||
Annette Alldrick | Labor | |||
Ward Two[10] | Greg Watson | Shoalhaven Independents Group | ||
Jo Gash | Team Gash | Former Federal MP for Gilmore. | ||
John Levett | Greens | |||
Mitchell Pakes | Shoalhaven Independents Group | |||
Ward Three[11] | Mark Kitchener | Shoalhaven Independents Group | Deputy Mayor | |
Patricia White | Team Gash | |||
Bob Proudfoot | Shoalhaven Independents Group | |||
Kaye Gartner | Greens |
Tourism and culture
The Shoalhaven can be reached from Sydney by car via the Princes Highway and by rail via the South Coast railway line which terminates just north of Nowra at Bomaderry. The Shoalhaven is adjacent to the well known Jervis Bay area. The area is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) long along the coastline, including 109 beaches, which allegedly possesses the whitest sand in the world, as well as pristine natural Australian bushland. The Shoalhaven area is home to numerous species of native Australian flora and fauna.[12]
The area is well known for its strong commitment to the arts and music, featuring the See Change and See Celebrations festivals in the Jervis Bay and St Georges Basin areas, as well as the EscapeArtfest festival and Blessing of the Fleet in the Ulladulla area.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Shoalhaven City Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ↑ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Municipality of Nowra". Search. State Records NSW. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Tindale Tribes, Tharawal
- ↑ "NSW Police Regions and History". Nowra Police Station. Retrieved 29 April 2008. Archived 6 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/shoalhaven-city-council
- ↑ http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/shoalhaven-city-council/mayoral
- ↑ http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/shoalhaven-city-council/ward-1
- ↑ http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/shoalhaven-city-council/ward-2
- ↑ http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/shoalhaven-city-council/ward-3
- ↑ "Jervis Bay & Shoalhaven". Visit NSW. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Arts in Shoalhaven". Geoff Bolton. October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.