City of Willoughby
{{Infobox Australian Place | type = lga | name = City of Willoughby | state = nsw | image = Willoughby lga sydney.png | caption = | pop = 69,269 | pop_footnotes = (2009)[1] | density = 2800 | area = 22.6 | est = | seat = Chatswood | mayor = Patrick Reilly JP | region = Metropolitan Sydney | logo = | url = http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au | stategov = Willoughby, Lane Cove | fedgov = Bradfield, North Sydney, Warringah | near-nw = Ku-ring-gai Council | near-n = | near-ne = Warringah Council | near-e = Manly Council | near-w = City of Ryde | near-sw = Municipality of Lane Cove | near-s = North Sydney Council | near-se = Municipality of Mosman
The City of Willoughby is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 km north of the Sydney central business district.
The main commercial centre of the LGA is Chatswood, home to one of Sydney's suburban skyscraper clusters. Other commercial centres are the suburbs of Willoughby, St Leonards and Artarmon. Willoughby is situated on an elevated plateau, and all of Sydney's television stations broadcast from towers in the area. The Royal North Shore Hospital (RNS), situated in St Leonards (within the LGA), is one of Sydney's major hospitals.
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[edit] Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Willoughby are:
- Artarmon
- Castle Cove
- Castlecrag
- Chatswood
- Chatswood West
- Middle Cove
- Naremburn
- North Willoughby
- Northbridge
- Roseville
- Willoughby
- Willoughby East
[edit] Council
Willoughby City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.[2] The current makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:[2]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents | 12 | |
| The Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[2]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Pat Reilly | Independent | ||
| Middle Harbour | Wendy Norton | Independent | Elected on Pat Reilly's ticket | |
| Judith Rutherford | Independent | |||
| Robert Wilson | Independent | Elected on Pat Reilly's ticket | ||
| Naremburn | Stuart Coppock | Independent | ||
| Barry Thompson | Independent | |||
| Kate Lamb | Independent | |||
| Sailors Bay | Gail Giles-Gidney | Independent | ||
| Adrian Cox | Independent | |||
| John Hooper | Independent | |||
| West | Lynne Saville | Greens | ||
| Terry Fogarty | Independent | |||
| Mandy Stevens | Independent | |||
[edit] Economy
Carter Holt Harvey's head Australia office is located in Level 6 of Tower A of The Zenith Tower at 821 Pacific Highway in the Chatswood area of the City of Willoughby.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Willoughby City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Willoughby.html. Retrieved 2009-08-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Contact." Carter Holt Harvey. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.
[edit] External links
- City of Willoughby is at coordinates 33°48′10″S 151°11′52″E / 33.80291°S 151.19778°ECoordinates: 33°48′10″S 151°11′52″E / 33.80291°S 151.19778°E
- 2001 Census Information
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