City of Broken Hill

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City of Broken Hill
New South Wales
Broken Hill LGA with NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
City of Broken Hill
Coordinates 31°57′S141°27′E / 31.950°S 141.450°E / -31.950; 141.450
Population
 • Density104.2/km2 (270/sq mi)
Established22 September 1888
Area170 km2 (65.6 sq mi)
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
MayorTom Kennedy (Independent)
Council seatCouncil Chambers, Broken Hill
Region Far West
County Yancowinna
State electorate(s) Barwon
Federal division(s) Parkes [3]
Website City of Broken Hill
LGAs around City of Broken Hill:
Unincorporated Far West
Unincorporated Far West City of Broken Hill Unincorporated Far West
Unincorporated Far West

The City of Broken Hill is a local government area in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area contains an isolated mining city, Broken Hill, located in the outback of New South Wales and is surrounded by the Unincorporated Far West Region. The city is located adjacent to the Silver City and Barrier Highways and the Broken Hill railway line.

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The mayor of the City of Broken Hill Council is Cr. Tom Kennedy, an independent politician.

Council history

The Broken Hill Town Hall, completed in 1890, was the council seat until 1968. Town Hall at Broken Hill (3700348724).jpg
The Broken Hill Town Hall, completed in 1890, was the council seat until 1968.

Following a petition submitted by residents to the Colonial Secretary on 2 May 1888, the Municipal District of Broken Hill was first incorporated on 22 September 1888. [4] [5] The incorporation occurred during a typhoid epidemic, which killed 128 people, and the need for public health and water supply provisions was one of the main driving forces behind incorporation, and one of the biggest issues for the new municipality. [6] [7] One contemporary report commented that "The town is in a terrible state owing to defective sanitary arrangements. People continue to leave by trains daily in hundreds in view of the impending drought." [8] As a consequence, in 1892 the private Broken Hill Water Supply Company completed construction on the Stephens Creek Reservoir, which provided the first reliable clean water supply to the town. [9] [10]

The first council was divided into four wards: Burke, Wills, Sturt and King, each returning three aldermen, and the first election, conducted by Charles George Gibson as Returning Officer, was held at the Broken Hill Court House on 24 November 1888. [11] [12] The ward system remained in place until early 1909 when the council requested that the state government abolish the wards and elect the aldermen proportionally, which was proclaimed on 24 May 1909. [13] [14] By 1891 the population had passed 23,000, making Broken Hill the third largest town in New South Wales, and that number continued to grow, reaching 25,000 by 1897. [15] [16] Civic improvements, spurred on by silver mining profits, continued during the 1890s with the construction of schools, a technical college, town hall, post offices and gaol. Timber and temporary structures gave way to brick and stone, the town's streets were paved and recreation reserves were planted with trees. [17] [18] [19] The council commissioned the Town Hall, designed in the Italianate style by Whittall & Wells of Adelaide, with the foundation stone laid by Sir Henry Parkes on 3 April 1890. [20] [21] [22] The hall was officially opened by the Governor of New South Wales, Lord Jersey, with the Governor of South Australia, Lord Kintore, in attendance, on 6 August 1891. [23] [24]

The council was renamed the Municipality of Broken Hill following the passage of the Municipalities Act, 1897 on 6 December 1897. The council's population continue to grow in this period and by 1906, the council resolved to apply for City status, being able to fulfil the city conditions set in Local Government Act, 1906, and the City of Broken Hill was proclaimed on 17 July 1907, the only municipality to do so under the 1906 act. [25]

Later history

Following the release of the report of public inquiry that detailed ongoing infighting among councillors and their conflicts with staff and councillor interference in operational matters, on 10 January 2007 the council was dismissed by the Minister for Local Government, Kerry Hickey. [26] The elected council was replaced by a single Administrator, with the former Broken Hill General Manager, Ken Boyle, appointed. [27] Elections originally scheduled for September 2008 were deferred and the council remained under administration until a special election held on 5 December 2009. [28]

In 2015, Broken Hill became the first city in Australia to be included on the National Heritage List. [29] [30] [31]

Demography

Selected historical census data for Broken Hill local government area
Census year2001 [32] 2006 [33] 2011 [34] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 20,274Decrease2.svg 19,361Decrease2.svg 18,517Decrease2.svg 17,708
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 72ndSteady2.svg 72nd
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English
Australian
Italian
Chinese
Irish
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Italian
Mandarin
Cantonese
Korean
Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic
No religion
Anglican
Eastern Orthodox
Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$
% of Australian median income
Family incomeMedian weekly family income
% of Australian median income
Household incomeMedian weekly household income
% of Australian median income

Council

Broken Hill Administration Centre and Council Chambers has been the council seat since 1968. BrokenHillCouncilOffices.JPG
Broken Hill Administration Centre and Council Chambers has been the council seat since 1968.

Current composition and election method

Broken Hill City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected directly by a popular vote. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021 and the makeup of the council is as follows: [35] [36]

PartyCouncillors
 For A Better Broken Hill6
 Team Broken Hill2
  Labor 2
Total10

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: [35] [36]

MayorPartyNotes
 Tom KennedyBetter Broken HillMayor 2021–date
CouncillorPartyNotes
 Dave Gallagher APM Team Broken HillDeputy Mayor 2014–2017
 Michael BolandBetter Broken Hill
 Darriea Turley AM Country Labor Mayor 2016–2021, Deputy Mayor 1997–1998, 2001–2002, 2012–2014 [37] [38]
 Bob AlgateBetter Broken Hill
 Ronald PageTeam Broken Hill
 Marion BrowneLaborDeputy Mayor 2017–2021
 Jim HickeyBetter Broken HillDeputy Mayor 2021–date [39]
 Hayley JewittBetter Broken Hill
 Alan ChandlerBetter Broken Hill

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Broken Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor 1. Darriea Turley
2. Ashley Byrne
3. Blake Edgecombe
4. Nathan Fell
5. Richard Shoebridge
Team Broken Hill1. Dave Gallagher
2. Ron Page
3. Dean Grose
4. Matthew McCarthy
5. Anita Hoysted
For A Better Broken Hill1. Tom Kennedy
2. Michael Boland
3. Jim Hickey
4. Bob Algate
5. Hayley Jewitt
6. Alan Chandler
7. Elaine Gillett
8. Thomas Kennedy
9. James Elston
Independent Branko Licul
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Broken Hill [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
For A Better Broken Hill1. Tom Kennedy
2. Michael Boland (elected)
3. Bob Algate (elected)
4. Jim Hickey (elected)
5. Hayley Jewitt (elected)
6. Alan Chandler (elected)
5,23750.4+50.4
Team Broken Hill1. Dave Gallagher (elected)
2. Ron Page (elected)
3. Dinny Reardon
4. Patrick Reincke
5. Matthew McCarthy
2,54924.5−1.8
Labor 1. Darriea Turley (elected)
2. Marion Browne (elected)
3. Branko Licul
4. Ashley Byrne
5. Blake Egdecombe
6. Nathan Fell
2,26321.8−16.9
Independent Gigi Barbe3463.3+3.3
Total formal votes10,39593.4
Informal votes7326.6
Turnout 11,12783.4

Mayors

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