Municipality of Woollahra
| Municipality of Woollahra New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 53,332 | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Andrew Petrie | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Double Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Vaucluse, Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wentworth | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Municipality of Woollahra | ||||||||||||||
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The Municipality of Woollahra is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The administrative centre of the Municipality of Woollahra is located on New South Head Road at Double Bay. The mayor of Woollahra is CR Andrew petrie.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the municipality are:
- Bellevue Hill
- Darling Point
- Double Bay
- Edgecliff
- Paddington
- Point Piper
- Rose Bay
- Vaucluse
- Watsons Bay
- Woollahra
It also includes parts of Edgecliff, Rose Bay and Vaucluse which are shared with Waverley Council. Parts of Paddington are also shared with the City of Sydney.
History
The traditional Aboriginal owners of Woollahra were the Cadigal and Birrabirragal clans of the Dharug people[1]. In 1788, immediately after European arrival in Sydney Cove, an expedition was sent to settle South Head in Woollahra[2], probably following an aboriginal track, the route became Old South Head Road. In 1790 a flagstaff and signal station was erected[1]. Woollahra was incorporated into a municipality in 1860, and enlarged in 1968[1]. From 1895 to 1948, part of the local government area was separately incorporated as Vaucluse Municipality[1]. A large component of Sydney's Jewish community resides in this area, with roots from Russia, South Africa, Israel, Germany, Poland and Hungary.
Council
Woollahra Municipal Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into five wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal Party of Australia | 8 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Residents First Woollahra | 4 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens| | The Greens | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
Lifestyle
Residents of the municipality are among the most profligate users of water in Sydney. Sydney Water reports that in 2002/2003 the 9,147 single dwellings in the area used an average 409,000 litres compared to the 214,000 litres used by the no less fragrant residents of Leichhardt. This was the third time the municipality topped the league table.[4] By 2007/2008 the usage rate had fallen to a still table topping 283,000 litres per household. [5]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d A Brief History of Woollahra, Woollahra Municipal Council, http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history retrieved 2008-04-02
- ^ A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay by Watkin Tench, 1788 p55
- ^ a b c "Woollahra Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Big Water Using Municipalities Identified". media release. Sydney Water. 31 Aug 2003. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
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