Sorell Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state.

[2] The major centres of the region include Dodges Ferry, Dunalley, Primrose Sands and the principal town of Sorell.

[3] Sorell is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.

[4] Sorell was historically divided from Hobart, and relied on ferry transport until the construction of a causeway in 1872.

[5] Marion Bay, on the council's east coast, was home to the Tasmanian Falls Festival, an annual music and arts festival held every New Year's Eve for 17 years between 2003 - 2019.