Brighton Council

This article is about the council in Tasmania. For the council in England, see Brighton and Hove City Council. For the once similarly named South Australian council area, see City of Holdfast Bay.

Brighton Council
Tasmania

Brighton Council

Coordinates

42°43′14″S 147°17′40″E / 42.72056°S 147.29444°ECoordinates: 42°43′14″S 147°17′40″E / 42.72056°S 147.29444°E

Population

16,358 (2010)^[1]

• Density

97.37/km² (252.2/sq mi)

Established

1863

Area

168 km² (64.9 sq mi)

Mayor

Tony Foster

Council seat

Website

LGAs around Brighton Council:
Southern Midlands	Southern Midlands	Southern Midlands
Derwent Valley	Brighton Council	Clarence
Derwent Valley	Glenorchy	Clarence

The Brighton Council or Municipality of Brighton is a local government area of Tasmania. It in based in the town of Brighton, and covers the towns of Pontville and Tea Tree. It also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.

Government

Name	Position^[2]	Party affiliation
Tony Foster	Mayor/Councillor	Independent
Barbara Curran	Deputy Mayor/Councillor	Independent
Geoff Taylor	Councillor	Independent
Wayne Garlick	Councillor	Independent
Peter Geard	Councillor	Independent
Leigh Gray	Councillor	Independent
Moya Jeffries	Councillor	Independent
Phillip Owen	Councillor	Independent
Sonya Williams	Councillor	Independent

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10". Retrieved 23 August 2011. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2010.
↑ "Councillors - Brighton Council". brighton.tas.gov.au. Brighton Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

External links

Municipality of Brighton

Suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania

City of Hobart	Battery Point Cascades CBD Cornelian Bay Dynnyrne Fern Tree Glebe Lenah Valley Mount Nelson Mount Stuart New Town North Hobart Ridgeway Sandy Bay South Hobart Tolmans Hill West Hobart

City of Glenorchy	Austins Ferry Berriedale Chigwell Claremont Collinsvale Derwent Park Dowsing Point Glenlusk Glenorchy Goodwood Granton Lutana Montrose Moonah Rosetta West Moonah

City of Clarence	Acton Park Bellerive Cambridge Clarendon Vale Clifton Beach Cremorne Flagstaff Gully Geilston Bay Howrah Lauderdale Lindisfarne Montagu Bay Mornington Mount Rumney Oakdowns Opossum Bay Otago Risdon Risdon Vale Roches Beach Rokeby Rose Bay Rosny Rosny Park Sandford Seven Mile Beach South Arm Tranmere Warrane

Kingborough Council	Blackmans Bay Bonnet Hill Howden Huntingfield Kingston Kingston Beach Maranoa Heights Taroona

Brighton Council	Bridgewater Brighton Gagebrook Green Point Old Beach

Sorell Council	Dodges Ferry Midway Point Penna Sorell

Local government areas of Tasmania grouped by areas

Central	Central Highlands Northern Midlands Southern Midlands

Hobart area	Brighton City of Clarence City of Glenorchy City of Hobart Kingborough Sorell

Launceston area	City of Launceston George Town Meander Valley West Tamar

North-east area	Break O'Day Dorset Flinders

North-west and west coast	Central Coast Circular Head City of Burnie City of Devonport Kentish King Island Latrobe Waratah-Wynyard West Coast

South-east area	Derwent Valley Glamorgan Spring Bay Huon Valley Tasman

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