Port Macquarie-Hastings New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°26′S 152°54′E / 31.433°S 152.900°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 23.5376/km2 (60.9621/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Area | 3,686.1 km2 (1,423.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Peta Pinson (National)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Port Macquarie-Hastings | ||||||||||||||
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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.