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Flinders Council

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Population
  
783 (2015 est.)

State electorate(s)
  
Bass

Flinders Council
  
Bass Strait

Council seat
  
Whitemark, Tasmania

Mayor
  
Carol Cox

Website
  
Flinders Council

Area
  
2,040 kmĀ²

Federal division
  
Division of Bass

Flinders Council httpswwwflinderstasgovauclientassetsimag

Region
  
Furneaux Group and surrounding island groups

Points of interest
  
Trousers Point Beach, Wybalenna Chapel

Flinders Council is a local government area of Tasmania. It covers more than 60 islands off the north-eastern tip of Tasmania at the eastern end of Bass Strait. Of these 60, 12 have permanent populations. The bigger ones are Clarke Island, Cape Barren Island, and the largest and most populous, Flinders Island. The Flinders Council includes the Furneaux Group together with the groups of islands to the north west Kent Group, Hogan Island Group, Curtis Group, Wilsons Promontory Islands (only Tasmanian part).

Map of Flinders, TAS, Australia

References

Flinders Council Wikipedia