Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

Port Macquarie-Hastings
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates31°26′S 152°54′E / 31.433°S 152.900°E / -31.433; 152.900
Population
 • Density23.5376/km2 (60.9621/sq mi)
Established
  • 1 January 1981
    (Municipality of Hastings)
  • 13 July 2005
    (Port Macquarie-Hastings Council)
Area3,686.1 km2 (1,423.2 sq mi)
MayorPeta Pinson (National)[3]
Council seatPort Macquarie
RegionMid North Coast
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsitePort Macquarie-Hastings
LGAs around Port Macquarie-Hastings:
Walcha Kempsey Tasman Sea
Walcha Port Macquarie-Hastings Tasman Sea
Mid-Coast Mid-Coast Tasman Sea

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

The area is located adjacent to the Hastings River, the Pacific Highway, the Oxley Highway and the North Coast railway line. Major population centres in the local government area are Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Wauchope, Lake Cathie and Kendall.

The mayor of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council since 4 August 2017 is Cr. Peta Pinson, an independent politician who joined the Nationals in 2023.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Macquarie-Hastings". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 December 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Regional population". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "PETA PINSON FOR PORT MACQUARIE - NSW Nationals". Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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