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Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
The City of Shellharbour is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales , Australia . The city is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi ) south of Sydney and covers the southern suburbs of the Wollongong urban area centred on Shellharbour and it had an estimated population of 68,460 at the 2016 census .
The area is bordered by the City of Wollongong to the north, with the boundary being the Lake Illawarra entrance (and the suburb of Lake Illawarra ) and Macquarie Rivulet (Albion Park Rail ). The Municipality of Kiama is to the south of the City of Shellharbour.
The mayor of the Shellharbour City Council is Cr. Chris Homer.[4]
History [ edit ]
Indigenous occupation of the area, particularly of Bass Point, can be traced back to 17,000 BCE.[citation needed ]
The area was discovered by Europeans Bass and Flinders in 1796.[5] Free settlers began arriving between 1817 and 1831 and the township was founded in 1851. The Shellharbour (Municipal) Council was constituted on 4 June 1859, and was gazetted as a City in 1996. In May 2009, Shellharbour City Council celebrated its sesquicentenary .[6]
A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Shellharbour merge with the City of Wollongong to form a new council with an area of 831 square kilometres (321 sq mi ) and support a population of approximately 276,000.[7] On 13 February 2017, the New South Wales Government decided not to forcibly amalgamate Shellharbour Council with Wollongong Council.
Heritage listings [ edit ]
The City of Shellharbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Suburbs [ edit ]
The City of Shellharbour contains the following suburbs and localities:
Albion Park Rail
Barrack Heights
Barrack Point
Blackbutt
Calderwood
Croom
Dunmore
Flinders
Lake Illawarra
Macquarie Pass
Mount Warrigal
North Macquarie
Oak Flats
Shell Cove
Shellharbour
Shellharbour City Centre
Tongarra
Tullimbar
Warilla
Yallah
Yellow Rock
Council [ edit ]
Current composition and election method [ edit ]
As of 2023, Shellharbour City Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally in four wards.. Under the Local Government (Shellharbour and Wollongong Elections) Act, 2011 (NSW), councillors are elected to hold office until September 2024 . Since 2021 , the mayor has been directly-elected.
The current council, elected in 2021 , is:
Ward
Councillor
Party
Mayor
Chris Homer
Independent
A Ward
Kellie Marsh
Kellie Marsh Independents
Maree Edwards
Labor
B Ward
Moira Hamilton
Labor
John Davey
Local Voice
C Ward
Colin Gow
Independent
Lou Stefanovski
Labor
D Ward
Jacqueline Graf
Independent
Rob Petreski
Labor
Election results [ edit ]
The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its one councillor elected in 2017 .
2021 New South Wales local elections : Shellharbour[12]
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor
21,199
61.8
+12.5
4
1
Kellie Marsh Independents
8,746
25.5
1
Independent
5,583
16.3
2
Local Voice
3,454
10.1
1
Community Voice
3,416
10.0
0
Formal votes
34,282
94.9
Informal votes
1,845
5.1
Informal votes
36,127
100.0
Registered voters / turnout
55,825
64.71
Attractions [ edit ]
Shellharbour City has many attractions for family entertainment and recreation.
In Albion Park Rail there is a Light Rail Museum and steam trains, Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Museum, and Albion Oval; a local sports ground. Shellharbour Village, the beach and playground are also popular attractions. Excellent fishing at Lake Illawarra and superb surfing at Warilla beach.
A cycleway goes from Oak Flats to Barrack Point. The Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour) provides scenic views and also includes the Macquarie Pass National Park .
There are various beaches in Shellharbour such as the Blacks Beach, Shellharbour North Beach, Shellharbour South Beach, Warilla Central Beach, Warilla North Beach, and Warilla South Beach which are some of the major crowd pullers.[13]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Shellharbour City Council" . Department of Local Government . Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2006 .
^ shh-admin (4 December 2018). "Chris Homer (Mayor)" . Shellharbour Council . Retrieved 2 March 2022 .
^ "Bass and Flinders" . Australian History . 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012 .
^ "Our History" . Shellharbour City Council . Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008 .
^ "Merger proposal: Shellharbour City Council, Wollongong City Council" (PDF) . Government of New South Wales . January 2016. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016 – via Amazon Web Services.
^ "Toongla" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . H00556. Retrieved 18 May 2018 . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
^ "Albion Park Railway Station Group" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . H01072. Retrieved 18 May 2018 . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
^ "Shellharbour Railway Station Group" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . H01245. Retrieved 18 May 2018 . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
^ "Bass Point Reserve" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . H01896. Retrieved 18 May 2018 . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
^ "City of Shellharbour" . ABC News.
^ "Beaches and pools" . Shellharbour City Council . 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019 .
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