Municipality of Kiama

Municipality of Kiama New South Wales
Location of Kiama in New South Wales
Population:	20,641(2009)[1]
Established:	1859
Area:	258 km² (99.6 sq mi)
Mayor:	Sandra McCarthy
Council Seat:	Kiama (11 Manning Street)[2]
Region:	Illawarra
State District:	Kiama
Federal Division:	Gilmore
Website: http://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Municipality of Kiama: Wingecarribee Shellharbour Pacific Ocean Wingecarribee Municipality of Kiama Pacific Ocean Shoalhaven Shoalhaven Pacific Ocean

The Municipality of Kiama is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia, in the Illawarra region. It is south of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong and is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the South Coast line.

The Municipality of Kiama includes Kiama and the localities of Bombo, Gerringong, Gerroa, Minnamurra and Jamberoo.

In 1954, the Kiama Municipal Council absorbed the Gerringong Municipal District.

Council

The Council of the Municipality of Kiama is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.^[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[3]

Kiama Municipal Council, also has a close friendship with

• * Shellharbour, New South Wales, since 1859

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaffiliated	7
	The Greens	2
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[3]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Sandra McCarthy	Independent	Mayor
	Ben van der Wijngaart	Greens	-		Brian Petschler	Independent	Deputy Mayor
	Lexie Wheeler	Independent	Elected on Sandra McCarthy's ticket
	Monique Dare-Ward	Greens
	Trevor Fredericks	Independent	Elected on Brian Petschler's ticket
	Peter Bowman	Independent	Elected on Sandra McCarthy's ticket
	Warren Steel	Independent
	Neil Reilly	Unaffiliated

See also

• Gainsborough Estate

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Council of the Municipality of Kiama". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=4400. Retrieved 2006-11-26. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Kiama Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Kiama.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Kiama Municipal Council Website

Coordinates: 34°39′S 150°51′E / 34.65°S 150.85°E / -34.65; 150.85