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Municipality of Kiama
	Municipality of Kiama; New South Wales
	; Location of Kiama in New South Wales
Population:	20,357
Established:	1859
Area:	258 km² (99.6 sq mi)
Mayor:	Sandra McCarthy
Council Seat:	Kiama (11 Manning Street)
Region:	Illawarra
State District:	Kiama
Federal Division:	Gilmore, Throsby
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	Website: http://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au
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The Municipality of Kiama is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia, in the Illawarra region. It is south of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong and is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the South Coast line.

The Municipality of Kiama includes Kiama and the localities of Bombo, Gerringong, Gerroa, Minnamurra and Jamberoo.

In 1954, the Kiama Municipal Council absorbed the Gerringong Municipal District.

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The Council of the Municipality of Kiama is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.^[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[3]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaffiliated	7
	The Greens	2
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[3]

	Party	Notes
Sandra McCarthy	Independent	Mayor
Ben van der Wijngaart	Greens	Deputy Mayor
Brian Petschler	Independent
Lexie Wheeler	Independent	Elected on Sandra McCarthy's ticket
Monique Dare-Ward	Greens
Trevor Fredericks	Independent	Elected on Brian Petschler's ticket
Peter Bowman	Independent	Elected on Sandra McCarthy's ticket
Warren Steel	Independent
Neil Reilly	Unaffiliated	==A Small Council== Kiama is the second smallest council in the Illawarra! Shellharbour City Council is the smallest.

[edit] See also

Gainsborough Estate
Wollongong
[[Shellharbour, New South Wales

[edit] References

^ "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features22004-05?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2004-05&num=&view=. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
^ "Council of the Municipality of Kiama". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=4400. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kiama Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Kiama.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

[edit] External links

Kiama Municipal Council Website

Coordinates: 34°39′S 150°51′E / 34.65°S 150.85°E / -34.65; 150.85

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[0] "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features22004-05?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2004-05&num=&view=. Retrieved 2006-12-03.

[dlg-1] "Council of the Municipality of Kiama". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=4400. Retrieved 2006-11-26.

[EC-2] "Kiama Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Kiama.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

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