City of Shellharbour

This article is about the local government area. For the Illawarra region suburb, see Shellharbour, New South Wales.

Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

City of Shellharbour New South Wales
Location in NSW
Coordinates	34°35′S 150°52′E / 34.583°S 150.867°E / -34.583; 150.867Coordinates: 34°35′S 150°52′E / 34.583°S 150.867°E / -34.583; 150.867
Population	68,460 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	465.714465.7/km2 (1,206.191,206/sq mi)
Established	1996 (as the City of Shellharbour)
Area	147 km2 (56.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Marianne Saliba
Council seat	Shellharbour City Centre[2]
Region	Illawarra
State electorate(s)	Shellharbour Kiama
Federal Division(s)	Whitlam Gilmore
Website	City of Shellharbour
LGAs around City of Shellharbour: Wingecarribee Wollongong Tasman Sea Wingecarribee City of Shellharbour Tasman Sea Wingecarribee Kiama Tasman Sea

The City of Shellharbour is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The City is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Sydney and covers the southern suburbs of the Wollongong urban area centred on Shellharbour and it had an estimated population of 68,460 at the 2016 census.

The area is bordered by the City of Wollongong to the north, with the boundary being the Lake Illawarra entrance (and the suburb of Lake Illawarra) and Macquarie Rivulet (Albion Park Rail). The Municipality of Kiama is to the south of the City of Shellharbour.

The Mayor of the Shellharbour City Council is Cr. Marianne Saliba, a member of the Labor Party.

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 Heritage listings
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Suburbs
  


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  3 Council
  
  
  
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    3.1 Current composition and election method
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Attractions
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

History

Indigenous occupation of the area, particularly of Bass Point, can be traced back to 17,000 BP.^{[citation needed]}

The area was discovered by Europeans Bass and Flinders in 1796.^[3] Free settlers began arriving between 1817 and 1831 and the township was founded in 1851. The Shellharbour (Municipal) Council was constituted on 4 June 1859, and was gazetted as a City in 1996. In May 2009, Shellharbour City Council celebrated its sesquicentenary.^[4]

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Shellharbour merge with the City of Wollongong to form a new council with an area of 831 square kilometres (321 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 276,000.^[5] On 13 February 2017, the New South Wales Government decided not to forcibly amalgamate Shellharbour Council with Wollongong Council.

Heritage listings

The City of Shellharbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Albion Park, Tullimbar Road: Toongla^[6]
  


• Albion Park Rail, Princes Highway: Albion Park railway station^[7]
  


• Dunmore, Illawarra railway: Dunmore railway station^[8]
  


• Shell Cove, Boollwarroo Parade: Bass Point Reserve^[9]
  

Suburbs

The City of Shellharbour contains the following suburbs and localities:

• Albion Park


• Albion Park Rail


• Barrack Heights


• Barrack Point


• Blackbutt


• Calderwood


• Croom


• Dunmore


• Flinders


• Lake Illawarra


• Macquarie Pass


• Mount Warrigal


• North Macquarie


• Oak Flats


• Shell Cove


• Shellharbour


• Shellharbour City Centre


• Tongarra


• Tullimbar


• Warilla


• Yallah


• Yellow Rock

Council

Current composition and election method

As of 2017, Shellharbour City Council is composed of seven Councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. Under the Local Government (Shellharbour and Wollongong Elections) Act, 2011 (NSW). Councillors are elected to hold office until September 2020. Currently the mayor is chosen by the elected councillors.

At the 2017 Shellharbour council election, voters were also asked two referendum questions. The first question was whether they support the direct election of mayor and the second whether they support the implementation of a ward structure.

Current political composition of council as of 2017:

Party		Councillors
	Australian Labor Party	4
	Independents	1
	Liberal Party of Australia	1
	Greens	1
	Total	7

The current Council, elected in 2017, in order of election, is:^[10]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Marianne Saliba	Labor
	Nathan Cattell	Liberal
	Robert Petreski	Labor
	Kellie Marsh	Independent
	Moira Hamilton	Labor
	Peter Moran	Green
	John Murray	Labor

Attractions

Shellharbour City has many attractions for family entertainment and recreation.
In Albion Park Rail there is a Light Rail Museum and steam trains, Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Museum, and Albion Oval; a local sports ground. Shellharbour Village, the beach and playground are also popular attractions. Excellent fishing at Lake Illawarra and superb surfing at Warilla beach.
A cycleway goes from Oak Flats to Barrack Point. The Macquarie Valley (Shellharbour) provides scenic views and also includes the Macquarie Pass National Park.

References

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   ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shellharbour (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   
   


2. 
   ^ "Shoalhaven City Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
   


3. 
   ^ "Bass and Flinders". Australian History. 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
   


4. 
   ^ "Our History". Shellharbour City Council. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
   


5. 
   ^ "Merger proposal: Shellharbour City Council, Wollongong City Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
   


6. 
   ^ "Toongla". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00556. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
   


7. 
   ^ "Albion Park Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01072. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
   


8. 
   ^ "Shellharbour Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01245. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
   


9. 
   ^ "Bass Point Reserve". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01896. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
   


10. 
    ^ http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/city-of-shellharbour/councillor
    

External links

• Local tourist information

v t e Suburbs of the City of Shellharbour local government area, New South Wales
Albion Park Rail Albion Park Balarang Barrack Heights Barrack Point Blackbutt Calderwood Croom Dunmore Flinders Lake Illawarra Macquarie Pass Mount Warrigal North Macquarie Oak Flats Shell Cove Shellharbour City Centre Shellharbour Tongarra Tullimbar Warilla Yellow Rock

v t e Local government areas of New South Wales
Metropolitan Sydney	Inner Sydney Bayside Hunter's Hill Inner West Lane Cove Mosman North Sydney Randwick Sydney Waverley Willoughby Woollahra Outer Sydney Blacktown Burwood Camden Campbelltown Canada Bay Canterbury-Bankstown Cumberland Fairfield Georges River The Hills Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Liverpool Northern Beaches Parramatta Penrith Ryde Strathfield Sutherland Sydney Surrounds Blue Mountains Central Coast Hawkesbury Wollondilly
Mid North Coast	Bellingen Clarence Valley Coffs Harbour Kempsey Mid–Coast Nambucca Port Macquarie-Hastings Unincorporated Lord Howe Island
Murray	Albury Balranald Berrigan Edward River Federation Greater Hume Murray River Wentworth
Murrumbidgee	Carrathool Coolamon Griffith Cootamundra-Gundagai Hay Junee Leeton Lockhart Murrumbidgee Narrandera Temora Wagga Wagga
Hunter	Cessnock Dungog Lake Macquarie Maitland Muswellbrook Newcastle Port Stephens Singleton Upper Hunter
Illawarra	Kiama Shellharbour Shoalhaven Wingecarribee Wollongong
Richmond Tweed	Ballina Byron Kyogle Lismore Richmond Valley Tweed
Southeastern	Bega Eurobodalla Goulburn Mulwaree Hilltops Queanbeyan–Palerang Snowy Monaro Snowy Valleys Upper Lachlan Yass Valley
Northern	Armidale Glen Innes-Severn Gunnedah Gwydir Inverell Liverpool Plains Moree Plains Narrabri Tamworth Tenterfield Uralla Walcha
Central West	Bathurst Bland Blayney Cabonne Cowra Forbes Lachlan Lithgow Mid-Western Oberon Orange Parkes Weddin
North Western	Bogan Bourke Brewarrina Cobar Coonamble Dubbo Gilgandra Narromine Walgett Warren Warrumbungle
Far West	Broken Hill Central Darling Unincorporated Far West

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