City of Queanbeyan
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| City of Queanbeyan New South Wales |
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.jpg) Queanbeyan City Council Chambers in Crawford Street |
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| Population: | 40,661(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 172 km² (66.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Tim Overall | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Queanbeyan (257 Crawford Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Monaro | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||
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Queanbeyan City is a Local Government Area (LGA) south eastern New South Wales, Australia, near Canberra. It is on the Queanbeyan River, Molonglo River, the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway.
It includes the suburbs and villages of:
Queanbeyan Council applied to have the localities of Letchworth, Larmer, Dodsworth and De Sallis recognised as suburbs and these names were assigned by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in 1998. A more recent Council has had these names withdrawn.
The Mayor of the City is Tim Overall. The General Manager of the Council is Gary Chapman. 6 Group Managers report to the General Manager to oversee the activities of the Council.
[edit] Past Mayors of Queanbeyan
- 1885-1888 JJ Wright
- 1888-1889 John Bull
- 1889-1890 George Tompsitt
- 1890-1891 Edwin Henry Land
- 1891-1892 Nathan Moses Lazarus
- 1892-1897 Edwin Henry Land
- 1897-1899 William Pike
- 1900 - 1903 Patrick Blackall
- 1900 James Pike
- 1904-1905 Henry Hungerford
- 1906-1907 Edwin Atkinson
- 1907-1909 Ernest Hincksman
- 1909-1910 Richard Moore
- 1910 -1912 Arthur Collett
- 1913 Fredrick Woodward
- 1913-1914 Richard Moore
- 1915-1917 Frederick Woodward
- 1917-1920 Arthur Collett
- 1920-1921 Frederick Woodward
- 1922-1924 James Harris
- 1925-1927 William Freebody
- 1927-1929 Henry Land
- 1929-1932 William Freebody
- 1932-1935 Henry Taylor
- 1935-1939 John Esmond
- 1939-1951 Henry Taylor
- 1951-1954 Ralph Spendelove
- 1954-1963 Arthur Lambert
- 1963-1980 Frederick Land
- 1980-1991 David Madew
- 1991-2008 Frank Pangallo
- 2008-Present Tim Overall
[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.
- ^ "Queanbeyan City Council". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6470. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
Coordinates: 35°21′S 149°13′E / 35.35°S 149.217°E
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