Queanbeyan City was a
local government area
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located in south eastern
New South Wales
)
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,
Australia
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. The former area is located adjacent to
Canberra
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and the
Australian Capital Territory
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, the
Queanbeyan River
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, the
Molonglo River, the
Kings Highway and the
Sydney
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Canberra
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railway.
On 12 May 2016 the
Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the
Palerang Council
The Palerang Council was a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of the Palerang Council with immediate effect. Toge ...
the combined council areas were merged to establish the
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
The last
mayor
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of the Queanbeyan City Council was Tim Overall, an
independent
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politician.
Cities, towns and localities
The Queanbeyan City Council area included the suburbs and villages of:
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Carwoola
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Crestwood
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Environa
Environa is a suburb and locality of Queanbeyan, located in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, in New South Wales, Australia, west of Jerrabomberra Creek and nearby the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory border. The subu ...
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Googong
Googong is a locality located within the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council government area, south of the Queanbeyan Central Business District (CBD).
Googong contains the township of Googong and the developed areas of Fernleigh Park, Littl ...
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Greenleigh
Greenleigh is an acreage estate to the east of the City of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly known as Dodsworth. At the , Greenleigh had a population of 676.
Greenleigh has the highest house prices and rates in Queanbeya ...
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Jerrabomberra
Jerrabomberra is a suburb of Queanbeyan in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Jerrabomberra consists of three sections, The Park, The Heights, and Lakeview. The Park and the Heights are divided by Edwin Land Parkway. At the , it had 9, ...
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Karabar
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Queanbeyan East
Queanbeyan East is a suburb of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north eastern side of the Queanbeyan River, with the river forming its western boundary. At the , it had a population of 4,240.
Geography
The suburb is ...
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Queanbeyan West
Queanbeyan West is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. Queanbeyan West is located west of the central business district (CBD) and also borders the Australian Capital Territory, it is located south of Crestwood and Canberra Avenue ...
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Queanbeyan
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The Ridgeway
The ancient tree-lined path winds over the downs countryside
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Royalla
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Tralee
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In 1998 Queanbeyan Council applied to have the localities of Letchworth, Larmer, Dodsworth and De Salis recognised as suburbs and these names were assigned by the
Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
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. A more recent Council has had these names withdrawn.
Council
Composition and election method
Until its dissolution, the Queanbeyan City Council was composed of ten
Councillor
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Canada
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s, including the
mayor
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, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was
directly elected while the nine other councillors were elected
proportionally as one entire
ward
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. , the makeup of the last council, including the mayor, was as follows:
The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was:[
]
Past Mayors of Queanbeyan
Amalgamation
A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Queanbeyan City Council merge with adjoining councils. The NSW Government
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considered two options. The first option was to merge Queanbeyan Council with parts of the Palerang Council
The Palerang Council was a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of the Palerang Council with immediate effect. Toge ...
to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately . The alternative, proposed by Palerang Council on 29 January 2016, was for an amalgamation of the whole of Palerang with Queanbeyan Council. On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the Palerang Council the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
References
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...
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