Tasman Council is a

local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

body in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

, situated in the south-east of the state. Tasman is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 2,404, the region covers both the Tasman and Forestier peninsulas, with Nubeena the principal town.

History and attributes

The Tasman municipality was established on 1 January 1907. Tasman is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. Port Arthur, Nubeena and Koonya are the main towns. The local government area contains the

Tasman National Park The Tasman National Park is a national park in eastern Tasmania, Australia, approximately east of Hobart. The park is situated on part of both the Forestier and Tasman peninsulas and encompasses all of Tasman Island. History Whaling acti ...

and a large range of tourism sites including the former penal settlement of Port Arthur, now one of the eleven

Australian Convict Sites Australian Convict Sites is a World Heritage property consisting of 11 remnant penal sites originally built within the British Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries on fertile Australian coastal strips at Sydney, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, a ...

listed on the World Heritage Register;

Eaglehawk Neck Eaglehawk Neck, officially Teralina / Eaglehawk Neck, is a narrow isthmus that connects the Tasman Peninsula with the Forestier Peninsula and hence to the rest of Tasmania, Australia. It is about north-east of the town of Nubeena in the lo ...

and the

Tessellated Pavement In geology and geomorphology, a tessellated pavement is a relatively flat rock surface that is subdivided into polygons by fractures, frequently systematic joints, within the rock. This type of rock pavement bears this name because it is fracture ...

amongst many others.

Localities

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Cape Pillar Cape Pillar is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of four for the state subu ...

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Cape Raoul Cape Raoul is a rural locality and a natural feature in the local government area of Tasman Council, Tasman in the South-east LGA Region, South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Nubeena, Tasmania, Nubeena. The 20 ...

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Premaydena Premaydena is a rural locality in the local government area of Tasman in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census has a population of 99 for the state suburb of Premaydena. Hist ...

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Council

Current composition and election method

Tasman Council is composed of seven councillors elected using the Hare-Clark system of proportional representation as a single

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. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor and deputy mayor are each directly elected for a four-year term. The mayor and deputy mayor must also be elected as councillors in order to hold office. Elections are normally held in October, with the next election due to be held in October 2018. Neither the Labor Party nor the

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endorse local government candidates in Tasmania. The most recent election of councillors was held in October 2022, and the makeup of the council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2022, is:

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