page_title: Bega Valley Shire
hierarchical_section_title: Bega Valley Shire
caption_attribution_description: Location of Bega LGA in New South Wales
context_page_description: The Bega Valley Shire is a local government area located adjacent to the south-eastern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Bega, Imlay Shire and Mumbulla Shire. The estimated population as at the 2016 census was 33,253.
  The area extends from Bermagui in the north to the Victorian border in the south and includes the towns of Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Tura Beach, Wolumla, Cobargo, Bemboka, Pambula, Pambula Beach and the former whaling port, tourism hotspot, and major port of Eden. Smaller localities include:
  Angledale
  Bald Hills
  Barragga Bay
  Berrambool
  Black Range
  Bournda
  Boydtown
  Broadwater
  Brogo
  Buckajo
  Burragate
  Candelo
  Chinnock
  Coolagolite
  Coopers Gully
  Cuttagee
  Devils Hole
  Dignams Creek
  Doctor George Mountain
  Edrom
  Frogs Hollow
  Greendale
  Greigs Flat
  Jellat Jellat
  Kalaru
  Kameruka
  Kanoona
  Kiah
  Kingswood
  Lochiel
  Millingandi
  Mirador
  Mogareeka
  Mogilla
  Morans Crossing
  Mount Darragh
  Murrah
  Myrtle Mountain
  Narrabarba
  Nelson
  Nethercote
  New Buildings
  Nullica
  Numbugga
  Nungatta
  Nungatta South
  Pericoe
  Quaama
  Reedy Swamp
  Rocky Hall
  South Pambula
  South Wolumla
  Stony Creek
  Tanja
  Tantawangalo
  Tarraganda
  Timbillica
context_section_description: The Bega Valley Shire is a local government area located adjacent to the south-eastern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Bega,  Imlay Shire and Mumbulla Shire. The estimated population as at the 2016 census was 33,253.
  The area extends from Bermagui in the north to the Victorian border in the south and includes the towns of Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Tura Beach, Wolumla, Cobargo, Bemboka, Pambula, Pambula Beach and the former whaling port, tourism hotspot, and major port of Eden. Smaller localities include:
  Angledale
  Bald Hills
  Barragga Bay
  Berrambool
  Black Range
  Bournda
  Boydtown
  Broadwater
  Brogo
  Buckajo
  Burragate
  Candelo
  Chinnock
  Coolagolite
  Coopers Gully
  Cuttagee
  Devils Hole
  Dignams Creek
  Doctor George Mountain
  Edrom
  Frogs Hollow
  Greendale
  Greigs Flat
  Jellat Jellat
  Kalaru
  Kameruka
  Kanoona
  Kiah
  Kingswood
  Lochiel
  Millingandi
  Mirador
  Mogareeka
  Mogilla
  Morans Crossing
  Mount Darragh
  Murrah
  Myrtle Mountain
  Narrabarba
  Nelson
  Nethercote
  New Buildings
  Nullica
  Numbugga
  Nungatta (part)
  Nungatta South
  Pericoe
  Quaama
  Reedy Swamp
  Rocky Hall
  South Pambula
  South Wolumla
  Stony Creek
  Tanja
  Tantawangalo
  Tarraganda
  Timbillica
  Toothdale
  Towamba
  Verona
  Wallagoot
  Wandella
  Wapengo
  Wonboyn
  Wyndham
  Yellow Pinch
  Yowrie
  The Bega Valley Shire is also known as the Sapphire Coast for tourism and marketing purposes.
  The Shire is the third largest local government area in coastal New South Wales, with an area of 6,279 square kilometres (2,424 sq mi), and has the longest coastline of any local government area in the state. It is sparsely populated, largely because 75% of the area belongs to various national parks and state forests. Beyond national parks and state forests, the other predominant land use in the Bega Valley is agriculture, particularly dairy farming. Fishing, oyster harvesting, tourism and retail are also important industries.
  The Mayor of Bega Valley Shire Council is Sharon Tapscott, elected at an extraordinary meeting of Council on 6 May 2020 for the remainder of the mayoral term until September 2020.
caption: Location in New South Wales
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