Gloucester Shire
Gloucester Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°00′S 151°58′E / 32.000°S 151.967°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter, Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||
| Established | 7 March 1906 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gloucester | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | John Rosenbaum | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,952 km2 (1,140 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,877 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.6521/km2 (4.2789/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Gloucester Shire | ||||||||||||
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Gloucester Shire (/ˈɡlɒstər/ ⓘ GLOST-ər) was a local government area in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was situated adjacent to the Bucketts Way and the North Coast railway line.
The last mayor of the Gloucester Shire Council was Cr. John Rosenbaum, an independent politician.