City of Queanbeyan
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City of Queanbeyan New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 35°21′S 149°13′E / 35.350°S 149.217°ECoordinates: 35°21′S 149°13′E / 35.350°S 149.217°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 40,568 (2013 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 235.9/km2 (610.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 172 km2 (66.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Last Mayor | Tim Overall | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Queanbeyan | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Queanbeyan | ||||||||||||
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Queanbeyan City was a local government area located in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory, the Queanbeyan River, the Molonglo River, the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway.
On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the Palerang Council the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
The last Mayor of the Queanbeyan City Council was Tim Overall, an independent politician.
The Queanbeyan City Council area included the suburbs and villages of:
In 1998 Queanbeyan Council applied to have the localities of Letchworth, Larmer, Dodsworth and De Salis recognised as suburbs and these names were assigned by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. A more recent Council has had these names withdrawn.
Until its dissolution, the Queanbeyan City Council was composed of ten Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor was directly elected while the nine other Councillors were elected proportionally as one entire ward. As of the election held on 8 September 2012[update], the makeup of the last Council, including the Mayor, was as follows:
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