City of Shellharbour
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City of Shellharbour New South Wales |
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Location in NSW
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| Coordinates | 34°35′S 150°52′E / 34.583°S 150.867°ECoordinates: 34°35′S 150°52′E / 34.583°S 150.867°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 69,714 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 474.2/km2 (1,228/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 (as the City of Shellharbour) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 147 km2 (56.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Marianne Saliba | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Shellharbour City Centre | ||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||
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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 in 2013 had an estimated population of 67,797.
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 Australian Labor Party.
Indigenous occupation of the area, particularly of Bass Point, can be traced back to 17,000 BP.
The area was discovered by Europeans Bass and Flinders in 1796. 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.
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. The outcome of an independent review is expected to be completed by mid–2016. On 13 February 2017, the New South Wales Government decided not to forcibly amalgamate Shellharbour Council with Wollongong Council.
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