Flinders Council is a
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-lo ...
body in
Tasmania
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, encompassing the
Furneaux Group
The Furneaux Group is a group of approximately 100 islands located at the eastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. The islands were named after British navigator Tobias Furneaux, who sighted the eastern side of t ...
and nearby islands of
Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct wat ...
, in the north-east of the state. Flinders is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 987,
[ with ]Whitemark
Whitemark is a rural residential locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The 2016 census recorded a population of 301 for the state suburb of Whitemark.
It is the mai ...
the main town located on Flinders Island
Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. Flinders Island was the place where the last remnants of aboriginal Tasmanian population were exiled by the co ...
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History and attributes
The municipality was established on 1 January 1907.
Geography
Flinders covers more than 60 islands off the north-eastern tip of Tasmania
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at the eastern end of Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct wat ...
. Of these 60, 12 have permanent populations. The bigger ones are Clarke Island, Cape Barren Island
Cape Barren Island, officially truwana / Cape Barren Island, is a island in the Bass Strait, off the north east coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the second largest island of the Furneaux Group; Flinders Island lies to the north, with the ...
, and the largest and most populous, Flinders Island
Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. Flinders Island was the place where the last remnants of aboriginal Tasmanian population were exiled by the co ...
. The Flinders Council includes the Furneaux Group
The Furneaux Group is a group of approximately 100 islands located at the eastern end of Bass Strait, between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. The islands were named after British navigator Tobias Furneaux, who sighted the eastern side of t ...
together with the groups of islands to the north west including Kent Group
The Kent Group are a grouping of six granite islands located in Bass Strait, north-west of the Furneaux Group in Tasmania, Australia. Collectively, the group is comprised within the Kent Group National Park.
The islands were named Kent's Grou ...
, Hogan Island Group, Curtis Group, and the Wilsons Promontory Tasmanian Islands ( Rodondo, West Moncoeur and East Moncoeur).
Rodondo Island is the westernmost landmass of the council area.Council Zoning Part 1 of 2...pdf#page=2 Draft Flinders Council, Planning Scheme 2012 - Zoning
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See also
*List of local government areas of Tasmania
Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as ro ...
References
External links
Flinders Council official websiteLocal Government Association Tasmania
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Local government areas of Tasmania