Queanbeyan City was a

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located in south eastern

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. The former area is located adjacent to

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and the

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, the

Queanbeyan River The Queanbeyan River, a perennial stream that is part of the Molonglo catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia. The r ...

, the

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, the Kings Highway and the

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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

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the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. The last

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of the Queanbeyan City Council was Tim Overall, an

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politician.

Cities, towns and localities

The Queanbeyan City Council area included the suburbs and villages of: *

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* Crestwood *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Karabar Karabar is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales. It is at the southern part of the developed area of Queanbeyan—-bordering the suburbs of Queanbeyan East, Jerrabomberra, Googong and Queanbeyan. The eastern border of the suburb is defined by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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* Royalla *

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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

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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

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s, including the

, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was directly elected while the nine other councillors were elected proportionally as one entire

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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

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considered two options. The first option was to merge Queanbeyan Council with parts of the

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

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