City of Lake Macquarie
| City of Lake Macquarie New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Lake Macquarie, after which the LGA is named | |||||||||||||||
Location in Greater Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°02′S 151°38′E / 33.033°S 151.633°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 213,845 (2021 census) (23rd) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 315/km2 (820/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| Area | 648 km2 (250.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Adam Shultz (Labor) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Speers Point | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area (LGA) in the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city on 7 September 1984. It is adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is part of the Greater Newcastle area. The city is approximately 150 km (93 mi) north of Sydney. One of its major tourist attractions is its lake, also named Lake Macquarie.
The mayor of the city is Councillor Adam Shultz, a member of the Labor Party.
The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Tobruk was granted the Right of Freedom of Entry to the city on 9 August 1991.