Northern Midlands 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-l ...
body in
Tasmania
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, subdi ...
, extending south of
Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian
central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 13,300,
[ the major population centres and localities of the region include ]Campbell Town
Campbell Town is a town in Tasmania, Australia, on the Midland Highway. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 823.
History
Traditional owners of the Campbell Town area
The traditional custodians of the Campbell Town area were t ...
, Evandale, Longford, and Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
.
History and attributes
On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Campbell Town, Evandale, Fingal, Longford and Ross were amalgamated to form the Northern Midlands Council.
Localities
Not in above list
* Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Mountain'), , is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Me ...
* Bracknell
* Interlaken
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* Lake Sorell
* Lemont
* Liffey
* Relbia
* Travellers Rest
* White Hills
* Youngtown
See also
* List of local government areas of Tasmania
References
External links
Northern Midlands Council official websiteLocal Government Association Tasmania
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Local government areas of Tasmania
Midlands (Tasmania)