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Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

Coordinates: 35°25′S 149°27′E / 35.417°S 149.450°E / -35.417; 149.450
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Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates35°25′S 149°27′E / 35.417°S 149.450°E / -35.417; 149.450
Population63,304 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density11.9015/km2 (30.8247/sq mi)
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area5,319 km2 (2,053.7 sq mi)[2]
MayorCr. Kenrick Winchester (Elected as Independent but a member of the Australian Labor Party)
Council seatQueanbeyan Town Centre
Region
State electorate(s)Monaro
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
WebsiteQueanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
LGAs around Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council:
Yass Valley Upper Lachlan Goulburn Mulwaree
ACT Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council Shoalhaven
ACT Snowy Monaro Eurobodalla

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.[2]

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.[1] At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.[2]

Towns and localities

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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:

Demographics

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The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[3]

  • 40,657 in City of Queanbeyan and
  • 15,897 in Palerang Council

Council

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Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. Independent Labor councillor Kenrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022.[4]

The current composition of council is:

Party Councillors
  Independents 4
  Labor 3
  Liberal 2
  Greens 1
  Independent Labor 1
Total 11

Election results

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2024

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland § Queanbeyan–Palerang results.[edit]
2024 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang[5][6]
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

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland § Queanbeyan–Palerang.[edit]
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
2021 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang[7][8]
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Council elects new mayor for QPRC". 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "TEAM WINCHESTER". Facebook. QPRC Mayor Kenrick Winchester. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Vote #1 Group I for Independent – Real leadership, real solutions!". grundyindependents.com/. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional". ABC News.
  8. ^ "New Mayor Kenrick has a hell of a lot going on". Canberra CityNews. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Cr Winchester, who is a member of the Labor Party but sits on council as an independent
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