MidCoast Council

MidCoast Council is a local government area that is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree Councils.

The council comprises an area of 10053 km2 and occupies the southern portion of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales stretching 190 km between the coastal towns of and  and northwards to Crowdy Bay National Park. The council region includes the three great lakes, the coastal towns of, , Taree, and onto Crowdy Head north of. The LGA extends inland to the Barrington Tops National Park west of, plus Stroud, Bulahdelah and Wingham. It includes the Manning River and valley adjoining the Three Brothers mountains. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 90,504.

The Mayor of the MidCoast Council is Councillor Claire Pontin, who was elected on 12 January 2022.

Towns and localities
The following towns and localities are located within Mid–Coast Council: • Allworth

• Back Creek

• Bakers Creek

• Barrington

• Barrington Tops

• Baxters Ridge

• Belbora

• Berrico

• Bindera

• Black Head

• Blueys Beach

• Bobin

• Bohnock

• Bombah Point

• Boolambayte

• Boomerang Beach

• Booral

• Bootawa

• Booti Booti

• Bowman

• Bowman Farm

• Bretti

• Brimbin

• Bucca Wauka

• Bulahdelah

• Bulga Forest

• Bulliac

• Bundabah

• Bundook

• Bungwahl

• Bunyah

• Burrell Creek

• Cabbage Tree Island

• Caffreys Flat

• Callaghans Creek

• Caparra

• Carrington

• Cedar Party

• Cells River

• Charlotte Bay

• Cobark

• Comboyne

• Coneac

• Coolongolook

• Coomba Bay

• Coomba Park

• Coopernook

• Cooplacurripa

• Copeland

• Coralville

• Craven

• Craven Plateau

• Crawford River

• Croki

• Crowdy Bay

• Crowdy Head

• Cundle Flat

• Cundletown

• Curricabark

• Darawank

• Dewitt

• Diamond Beach

• Dingo Forest

• Dollys Flat

• Dumaresq Island

• Dyers Crossing

• Elands

• Elizabeth Beach

• Failford

• Faulkland

• Firefly

• Forbesdale

• Forster

• Gangat

• Ghinni Ghinni

• Giro

• Girvan

• Glen Ward

• Glenthorne

• Gloucester

• Gloucester Tops

• Green Point

• Hallidays Point

• Hannam Vale

• Harrington

• Hawks Nest

• Hillville

• Invergordon

• Johns River

• Jones Island

• Karaak Flat

• Karuah

• Khatambuhl

• Kia Ora

• Killabakh

• Killawarra

• Kimbriki

• Kippaxs

• Kiwarrak

• Knorrit Flat

• Knorrit Forest

• Koorainghat

• Krambach

• Kundibakh

• Kundle Kundle

• Langley Vale

• Lansdowne

• Lansdowne Forest

• Limeburners Creek

• Manning Point

• Mares Run

• Markwell

• Marlee

• Mayers Flat

• Melinga

• Mernot

• Minimbah

• Mitchells Island

• Mograni

• Mondrook

• Monkerai

• Mooral Creek

• Moorland

• Moppy

• Moto

• Mount George

• Mungo Brush

• Myall Lake

• Nabiac

• Nerong

• Nooroo

• North Arm Cove

• Number One

• Old Bar

• Oxley Island

• Pacific Palms

• Pampoolah

• Pindimar

• Possum Brush

• Purfleet

• Rainbow Flat

• Rawdon Vale

• Red Head

• Rookhurst

• Saltwater

• Sandbar

• Seal Rocks

• Shallow Bay

• Smiths Lake

• Stewarts River

• Stratford

• Strathcedar

• Stroud

• Stroud Road

• Tahlee

• Tallwoods Village

• Tarbuck Bay

• Taree

• Taree South

• Tea Gardens

• Terreel

• The Bight

• The Branch

• Tibbuc

• Tinonee

• Tiona

• Tipperary

• Tiri

• Titaatee Creek

• Tomalla

• Topi Topi

• Tugrabakh

• Tuncurry

• Upper Karuah River

• Upper Lansdowne

• Upper Myall

• Violet Hill

• Waitui

• Wallabi Point

• Wallanbah

• Wallingat

• Wallis Lake

• Wang Wauk

• Wards River

• Warranulla

• Washpool

• Waukivory

• Weismantels

• Wherrol Flat

• Whoota

• Willina

• Wingham

• Woko

• Wootton

• Yagon

• Yarratt Forest

Heritage listings
MidCoast Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
 * High Conservation Value Old Growth forest

Demographics
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:
 * 5,160 in Gloucester Shire
 * 36,720 in Great Lakes Council and
 * 49,095 in City of Greater Taree.

Council
MidCoast Council is composed of eleven councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. All councillors were elected to a fixed three-year term of office on 4 December 2021. The positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by councillors.

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: