Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the City of Queanbeyan and Palerang Council.[2]
| Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′S 149°27′E / 35.417°S 149.450°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 63,304 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.9015/km2 (30.8247/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,319 km2 (2,053.7 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Kenrick Winchester (Elected as Independent but a member of the Australian Labor Party) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Queanbeyan Town Centre | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
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The council has an area of 5,319 square kilometres (2,054 sq mi) and lies between the eastern boundary of the Australian Capital Territory and the coastal escarpment on both sides of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2021 census it had a population of 63,304.[1] At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.[2]
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:
- Araluen
- Back Creek
- Ballalaba
- Bendoura
- Berlang
- Bombay
- Boro
- Budawang
- Burra
- Bywong
- Carwoola
- Captains Flat
- Charleys Forest
- Corang
- Currawang
- Durran Durra
- Farringdon
- Forbes Creek
- Harolds Cross
- Hereford Hall
- Hoskinstown
- Jembaicumbene
- Jerrabattgulla
- Jinden
- Kindervale
- Krawarree
- Lake George
- Larbert
- Majors Creek
- Manar
- Marlowe
- Mayfield
- Monga
- Mongarlowe
- Mount Fairy
- Mulloon
- Neringla
- Nerriga
- Northangera
- Oallen (part)
- Palerang
- Primrose Valley
- Reidsdale
- Rossi
- Royalla
- Snowball
- Sutton (part)
- Tarago (part)
- Tinderry (part)
- Tomboye
- Urila
- Wamboin
- Warri
- Williamsdale
- Wog Wog
- Wyanbene
- Yarrow
Demographics
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[3]
- 40,657 in City of Queanbeyan and
- 15,897 in Palerang Council
Council
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. Independent Labor councillor Kenrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022.[4]
The current composition of council is:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents | 4 | |
| Labor | 3 | |
| Liberal | 2 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Independent Labor | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
Election results
2021
| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce Wilson | Labor | |
| Esma Livermore | Labor | |
| John Preston | Labor | |
| Kenrick Winchester | Ind. Labor (Group F) | |
| Edwina Webster | Independent (Group F) | |
| Louise Burton | Liberal | |
| Jacqueline Ternouth | Liberal | |
| Katrina Willis | Greens | |
| Mareeta Grundy | Independent (Group B) | |
| Steve Taskovski | Independent (Group D) | |
| Michele Biscotti | Team Biscotti | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 7,398 | 21.9 | +8.2 | ||
| Independent Labor/Independent joint ticket | 5,847 | 17.3 | |||
| Liberal | 5,829 | 17.2 | +8.0 | ||
| Greens | 3,389 | 10.0 | +3.5 | ||
| Independent (Group B) | 3,168 | 9.4 | |||
| Independent (Group D) | 2,518 | 7.4 | |||
| Team Biscotti | 2,205 | 6.5 | |||
| Independent | Bill Waterhouse | 1,181 | 3.5 | ||
| Independent (Group H) | 1,021 | 3.0 | |||
| Independent (Group C) | 1,004 | 3.0 | |||
| Independent | Ginevra Peisley | 93 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent (Group E) | 87 | 0.3 | |||
| Independent | James Holgate | 43 | 0.1 | ||
| Independent | Kyol Booth-Hunt | 31 | 0.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 33,813 | 95.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,684 | 4.7 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 35,497 | 86.1 | +7.8 | ||
