Former local government areas of Tasmania facts for kids
Former Local government areas (LGAs) in the Australian state of Tasmania are amalgamated or cancelled areas.
Tasmania has had a large number of former LGAs.
In 1907, 149 LGAs were reduced by mergers and amalgamation to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to 29 LGAs.
The list below is incomplete:
- Municipality of Beaconsfield
- Municipality of Bothwell
- Bruny Island Council
- Municipality of Emu Bay
- Municipality of Campbell Town
- Municipality of Deloraine
- Municipality of Esperance
- Municipality of Glamorgan
- Municipality of Gormanston Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
- Municipality of Green Ponds
- Municipality of Hamilton
- Municipality of Huon
- Municipality of Lilydale
- Municipality of Longford
- Municipality of New Norfolk
- Municipality of Oatlands
- Municipality of Penguin
- Municipality of Port Cygnet
- Portland Council
- Municipality of Queenborough
- Municipality of Queenstown Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
- Municipality of Richmond
- Municipality of Ringarooma
- Municipality of Ross
- Municipality of Scottsdale
- Municipality of St Leonards
- Municipality of Spring Bay
- Municipality of Strahan Now incorporated into West Coast Council
- Municipality of Ulverstone (formerly Municipality of Leven)
- Municipality of Waratah
- Municipality of Wynyard (formerly called Table Cape Council)
- Municipality of Westbury
- Municipality of Zeehan Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
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