Queanbeyan-Palerang Region
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a local government area (LGA) 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.
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. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.
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:
- 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.
The current composition of council is:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents | 4 | |
| Labor | 3 | |
| Liberal | 2 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Independent Labor | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 1. Ross Macdonald (elected 1) 2. Mark Schweikert (elected 5) 3. Morgan Broadbent (elected 10) 4. Robert Schwartz 5. Louise Burton 6. Jacqueline Ternouth 7. Wayne Brown 8. Margaret Royds |
8,248 | 23.3 | +6.1 | |
| Team Winchester | 1. Kenrick Winchester (elected 3) 2. Bill Waterhouse (elected 7) 3. Margot Sachse 4. Kylie Prescott 5. Alex Tine 6. Shane Shipa 7. Peter Lindbeck 8. Dean Martin 9. Tony Wood 10. Tony Rayner 11. Jan Browne |
7,785 | 22.0 | +5.7 | |
| Labor | 1. Bryce Wilson (elected 2) 2. Esma Livermore (elected 6) 3. John Preston (elected 11) 4. Barrina South 5. Timothy Nicholson 6. Shelley Evans 7. Michael MacWilliam |
7,198 | 20.3 | −1.6 | |
| Grundy Independents | 1. Mareeta Grundy (elected 4) 2. Shane Ivimey 3. Johnny Lange 4. Rachel Scattergood 5. Antoni (Billie) Woods 6. Bec Edwards 7. Sian Rinaldi 8. Michael Bagley |
3,478 | 9.8 | +0.4 | |
| Greens | 1. Katrina Willis (elected 8) 2. James Ansell 3. Tonya Rooney 4. Kathleen Maher 5. Gregory Buckman 6. Simon Wooldridge |
2,929 | 8.3 | −1.7 | |
| Independent | 1. Steve Taskovski (elected 9) 2. Manpreet Singh Cheema 3. Velice Trajanoski 4. Lou Baldan 5. Samantha Kirchner 6. Bashir Fayaq 7. Charles Tran 8. Hasina Ahmed 9. Frank Agresta 10. Alan Hill 11. Zoran Duckinoski |
2,555 | 7.2 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | 1. Trevor Hicks 2. Scott Hart 3. Natasha Abbott 4. Horst Kirchner 5. Bonnie O'Brien 6. Jason Webb |
1,194 | 3.4 | ||
| Sustainable Australia | 1. James Holgate 2. Michael Thompson 3. John Reynolds 4. Katrina Holgate 5. Darren Garnon 6. Philip Snare |
1,082 | 3.1 | +3.0 | |
| Independent | 1. Rachael Macdonald 2. Wayne Reynolds 3. May Kowalski 4. Todd McKittrick 5. Samantha Kew 6. Joanne Lawrence |
565 | 1.6 | ||
| Independent | Richard Graham | 370 | 1.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 35,404 | 95.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,822 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 37,226 | 82.1 | |||
2021
| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce Wilson | Labor | |
| Esma Livermore | Labor | |
| John Preston | Labor | |
| Kenrick Winchester | A New Chapter | |
| Edwina Webster | A New Chapter | |
| 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 | ||
| A New Chapter | 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 | ||
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Regional Population Growth, Australia. Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2015), 2005 to 2015 Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Council elects new mayor for QPRC". 12 January 2022.
- ^ "TEAM WINCHESTER". Facebook. QPRC Mayor Kenrick Winchester. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Vote #1 Group I for Independent – Real leadership, real solutions!". grundyindependents.com/. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional". ABC News.
- ^ "New Mayor Kenrick has a hell of a lot going on". Canberra CityNews. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024.
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