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square kilometres. It is set in the heart
of Tasmania’s North-West Coast and
85% of the population lives along the
coastal strip.
Sandra Ayton, General Manager, of
Central Coast Council speaks about
the history of the area, “The Central
Coast Council was originally the Ul-
verstone Council and then it became
the Central Coast Council which took
in Ulverstone and Penguin in 1993.
We have a coastal area and a coastal
strip. We also have quite a huge hin-
terland which extends south to the
Leven Canyon.
“There are quite a lot of farms in our
area as well. We have the townships
on the strip near the coastline and we
have the agricultural area going back
to the hinterland.
“We have two big population cen-
tres, one in Ulverstone and one in
Penguin. We have lots of great cafes.
We also have some really good recre-
ational facilities.”
Agriculture is an important activity
with local farms producing crops of
poppies, pyrethrum, peas, potatoes
and onions. The area also produces
timber and has a number of livestock
enterprises.
The coastal townships of Ulverstone
and Penguin are the main population
centres. Ulverstone has a population
of about 11,000 and is the hub of the
area’s industrial and commercial ac-
tivity. Penguin, located on the Bass
Highway, between Burnie and Ulver-
stone, has a population of approxi-
mately 5,000 and is a popular tourist
area.
The smaller townships in Coun-
cil’s area include Forth, Gawler, Hey-
bridge, Leith, Sulphur Creek and
Turners Beach. There are several kin-
ouncil