MidCoast Council

MidCoast Council New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	32°00′S 151°58′E / 32.000°S 151.967°E / -32.000; 151.967
Population	96,579 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	9.6070/km2 (24.8820/sq mi)
Established	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)[2]
Area	10,053 km2 (3,881.5 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Claire Pontin
Council seat	Forster, Gloucester and Taree
Region	Mid North Coast
State electorate(s)	Myall Lakes Upper Hunter Port Macquarie Port Stephens
Federal division(s)	Lyne
Website	MidCoast Council
LGAs around MidCoast Council: Walcha Port Macquarie-Hastings Port Macquarie-Hastings Port Macquarie-Hastings Dungog MidCoast Council Tasman Sea Port Stephens Port Stephens Tasman Sea

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.^[2]

The council comprises an area of 10,053 square kilometres (3,881 sq mi) and occupies the southern portion of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales stretching 190 km (118 mi) between the coastal towns of Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens and northwards to Crowdy Bay National Park. The council region includes the three great lakes, the coastal towns of Seal Rocks, Forster, Taree, and onto Crowdy Head north of Harrington. The LGA extends inland to the Barrington Tops National Park west of Gloucester, 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.^[2]

The Mayor of the MidCoast Council is Councillor Claire Pontin, who was elected on 12 January 2022.^[2]