Canterbury-Bankstown Council

Canterbury-Bankstown Council
New South Wales

Location of Canterbury-Bankstown in Sydney area
Population 350,983 (2016)[1] (4th)
 • Density 4,870/km2 (12,630/sq mi)
Established 12 May 2016
Area 72 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Administrator Richard Colley
LGAs around Canterbury-Bankstown Council:
Cumberland Strathfield & Burwood Inner West
Fairfield Canterbury-Bankstown Council Inner West
Liverpool Georges River Bayside

The Canterbury-Bankstown Council is a local government area located in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 from a merger of the City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown,[1] after a review of local government in New South Wales by the state government.

The Council comprises an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi) and at the time of its establishment had an estimated population of 350,983.[1]

The Administrator of Canterbury-Bankstown Council is Richard Colley, until elections for the Council are held on 9 September 2017.[2]

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council area are:

Council composition

The Canterbury-Bankstown Council is under the management of Administrator Richard Colley and Interim General Manager Matthew Stewart until elections are held on 9 September 2017. The Code of meeting practice for Bankstown City Council will be used as the provisional code for the new council.[2] The first meeting of the council was held at Bankstown Council Chambers on 24 May 2016.[3] Jim Montague PSM, Canterbury Council General Manager from 1983–2016, was initially proclaimed as a Deputy General Manager of the new council, but retired two weeks after the proclamation.[4]

Council AdministrationNotes
Administrator Richard Colley General Manager of Bankstown 2000–2007 and Administrator of Wollongong 2010–2011
General Manager Matthew Stewart General Manager of Bankstown 2010–2016

Future council

The Local Government Proclamation announced that the next council elections for the newly formed area would occur on or about 9 September 2017. That election will be for fifteen Councillors elected proportionally in three wards, with five councillors elected in each ward.[2]

The names of the wards are as follows:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Canterbury-Bankstown Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 [NSW] - Schedule 2 - Provisions for Canterbury-Bankstown Council" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. Taylor, James (29 May 2016). "First Canterbury Bankstown merged council meeting with administrator Richard Colley over in a flash". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. Ngo, Cindy (31 May 2016). "Former Canterbury Council general manager Jim Montague steps down and bids farewell to local government after 50 years". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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