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Queanbeyan City Council

City of Queanbeyan
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°21′S 149°13′E / 35.350°S 149.217°E / -35.350; 149.217Coordinates: 35°21′S 149°13′E / 35.350°S 149.217°E / -35.350; 149.217
Population 40,568 (2013 est)
 • Density 235.9/km2 (610.9/sq mi)
Abolished 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
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
LGAs around City of Queanbeyan:
ACT ACT Palerang
ACT City of Queanbeyan Palerang
ACT Palerang Palerang

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 A more recent Council has had these names withdrawn.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, the makeup of the last Council, including the Mayor, was as follows:


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