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Business View Australia

square kilometres. It is set in the heart

of Tasmania’s North-West Coast and

85% of the population lives along the

coastal strip.

Sandra Ayton, General Manager, of

Central Coast Council speaks about

the history of the area, “The Central

Coast Council was originally the Ul-

verstone Council and then it became

the Central Coast Council which took

in Ulverstone and Penguin in 1993.

We have a coastal area and a coastal

strip. We also have quite a huge hin-

terland which extends south to the

Leven Canyon.

“There are quite a lot of farms in our

area as well. We have the townships

on the strip near the coastline and we

have the agricultural area going back

to the hinterland.

“We have two big population cen-

tres, one in Ulverstone and one in

Penguin. We have lots of great cafes.

We also have some really good recre-

ational facilities.”

Agriculture is an important activity

with local farms producing crops of

poppies, pyrethrum, peas, potatoes

and onions. The area also produces

timber and has a number of livestock

enterprises.

The coastal townships of Ulverstone

and Penguin are the main population

centres. Ulverstone has a population

of about 11,000 and is the hub of the

area’s industrial and commercial ac-

tivity. Penguin, located on the Bass

Highway, between Burnie and Ulver-

stone, has a population of approxi-

mately 5,000 and is a popular tourist

area.

The smaller townships in Coun-

cil’s area include Forth, Gawler, Hey-

bridge, Leith, Sulphur Creek and

Turners Beach. There are several kin-

ouncil