City of Ryde
| City of Ryde New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 96,948[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,360/km2 (6,100/sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40.651 km2 (15.7 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Michael Butterworth | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ryde | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ryde, Epping, Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bennelong | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Ryde | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the Lower North Shore and Greater Western Sydney over West Ryde and Eastwood District.
The local government area extends from the Parramatta River to the Lane Cove River which encircles the area in the north, and is bounded in the east by the peninsula of Hunters Hill and the city of Parramatta in the west.
Cr Michael Butterworth is the Mayor of Ryde. Cr Roy Maggio is the Deputy Mayor.
Council
Ryde City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into three wards, each electing four councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
On 2 September 2009, one week before the 2009 mayoral election, Liberal mayor Vic Tagg resigned from the Liberal Party, bringing the number of independents to 5, and the Liberals down to 3.[4]
During the weeks leading to the vote for the Ryde City Mayoralty, Cr Tagg was unable to secure the support of sufficient councillors in retaining the mayoralty. As the Independent councillors were required for the Liberal candidate to secure the mayoralty, the Liberals moved to support Cr Etmekdjian who 3 of the 4 Independents were willing to support.
At the Ryde City Council meeting on 8 September 2009, Cr Tagg supported the Labor candidate Cr Butterworth for the mayoralty, joining Cr Li and the Labor councillors. The 6-6 split forced a hat draw, which Cr Butterworth won. [5]
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Ryde are:
- Gladesville
- Macquarie Park
- Marsfield
- Meadowbank
- Melrose Park
- North Ryde
- Putney
- Ryde
- Tennyson Point
- West Ryde
The campus of Macquarie University is located in Macquarie Park.
Localities in the local government area
- Adwill Place
- Blenheim Road
- Faraday Park
- Fullers Bridge
- Glades Bay
- Macquarie Centre
- Monash Park
- Sagar Place
- Top Ryde
Demographics
The City of Ryde prides itself as a multicultural city. It hosts several community halls and organizations. Three largest non English groups include, Chinese, Italian and Armenian. The Armenian community of Ryde is among the largest in Australia and represents approx 10% of the city’s population. As at December 2009 the City had two councilors of Armenian descent.
The City was the first local government area in Australia to officially recognise the genocide of 1.5 million Armenian people between 1915-1922. The City has installed a plaque in Memorial Park, Meadowbank.
Some large logal Armenian organisations include;
-Toumanian Saturday Armenian School with over 200 teachers and students -Denistone East Ararat Scouts with over 100 leaders and scouts -Armenian Sydney Dance Company with over 220 dancers of which 150 are residence of the city -Homenetmen Ararat and Hamazkaine Nairi club with over 500 members and athletes
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ryde (C) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ a b "City of Ryde - City Profile". Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ a b c "Ryde City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/news/comments/shock-switch/
- ^ "The City of Ryde Council minutes. 8 September 2009" (PDF).