Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a

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(LGA) located in the

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region of

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. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the

City of Queanbeyan Queanbeyan City was a local government area located in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory, the Queanbeyan River, the Molonglo River, the Kings Highway ...

and

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 council has an area of and lies between the eastern boundary of the

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and the coastal escarpment on both sides of the

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. At the it had a population of 63,304. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of .

Towns and localities

The Queanbeyan urban area contains the following localities The balance of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council area contains the towns of: It also contains the following localities:

Demographics

The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as: * in City of Queanbeyan and * in Palerang Council

Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven

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s elected proportionally in a single

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. Independent Labor councillor Kenrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022. The current composition of council is:

Election results

2024

2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Local government areas of New South Wales 2016 establishments in Australia