City of Canterbury (New South Wales)

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City of Canterbury
New South Wales
Canterbury lga sydney.png
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates 33°55′S151°06′E / 33.917°S 151.100°E / -33.917; 151.100
Population146,314 (2012) [1]
 • Density4,303.45/km2 (11,145.9/sq mi)
Established17 March 1879 (Municipality)
16 November 1993 (City)
Abolished12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area34 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
MayorBrian Robson (Labor)
Council seatCanterbury Administration Building, Campsie
Region Inner West
South West
Canterbury City Council logo 1990-2016.png
Website City of Canterbury
LGAs around City of Canterbury:
Strathfield Burwood Ashfield
Bankstown City of Canterbury Marrickville
Bankstown Hurstville Rockdale

The City of Canterbury was a local government area in the Inner South-West [2] region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The council area was within the northern part of the Parish of St George above Wolli Creek and The M5 but below The Cooks River. The city was primarily residential and light industrial in character, and was home to over 130 nationalities. With a majority of its residents being born overseas, the council marketed itself as the "City of Cultural Diversity." First incorporated as the Municipality of Canterbury in 1879, the council became known as the City of Canterbury in 1993.

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The last Mayor of the City of Canterbury Council was Cr. Brian Robson, a member of the Labor Party, until 12 May 2016 when the City was amalgamated with the City of Bankstown, forming the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the former City of Canterbury were:

Notes
  1. 1 2 with a minor portion within the Municipality of Ashfield
  2. ↑ with parts within the Municipality of Strathfield
  3. 1 2 3 with parts within the City of Hurstville
  4. ↑ with parts within Burwood Council and the Municipality of Ashfield
  5. ↑ with parts within the City of Hurstville & City of Rockdale
  6. ↑ with parts within the City of Bankstown

History

Canterbury Town Hall, opened in 1889, demolished in 1963 SLNSW 796187 Town Hall Canterbury.jpg
Canterbury Town Hall, opened in 1889, demolished in 1963

Indigenous Australians lived in this area for thousands of years. In 1770, the land along the Cooks River was explored by officers from HM Bark Endeavour. In 1793, the area's first land grant was made to the chaplain of the First Fleet, the Reverend Richard Johnson, and given the name Canterbury Vale.

Residential development began picking up in the area during the 1880s and the [ clarification needed ] was extended to Canterbury in 1895, encouraging further suburban development which led to the area becoming heavily populated. A leading developer at this time was Frederick Gibbes, a Member of Parliament for the seat of Newtown.

After much petitioning of the State Government by local residents, the Municipality of Canterbury was proclaimed on 17 March 1879. The council first met in the home of the first mayor, Alderman John Sproule and premised were then leased in the St Paul's Church schoolroom at 47-49 Canterbury Road, Canterbury. The Canterbury Town Hall, located on Canterbury Road between Canton and Howard Streets, was opened in 1889 by the Premier of New South Wales, Sir Henry Parkes. However, over time, Campsie became a more important centre, particularly along Beamish Street and Canterbury Council planned a gradual move of civic services there when funds became available. [3] In 1954 a Baby Health Centre by Davey & Brindley opened on Beamish Street, followed by a library next door by Davey, Brindley & Vickery in 1958 at a cost of £30,000, and the municipal administration finally moved in 1963. [3] At the time of its opening by the mayor R. J. Schofield on 26 September 1958, the Campsie Library was reputed to be the largest municipal library in Sydney. [3] [4] The Canterbury Municipal Administration Building designed by architects Whitehead & Payne, built by Rex Building Company Pty Ltd, and completed at a cost of £163,000 was opened adjacent to the Library and Baby Health Centre by the mayor, James S. Scott, on 21 September 1963. [5] [6] [7] The City of Canterbury was proclaimed on 16 November 1993 by the Governor of New South Wales, Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair.

Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Canterbury merge with the City of Bankstown to form a new council with an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 351,000. [8] Following an independent review, on 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced that the merger with the City of Bankstown would proceed with immediate effect, creating a new council with an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi). [9]

Council dysfunction and ICAC Operation Dasha

The Administration Building on Beamish Street, Campsie, was the seat of Canterbury Council from 1963-2016. It was designed by architects Whitehead & Payne and built by Rex Building Company P/L, to complete the 'civic centre' with the adjacent library and baby health centre. It is now secondary offices for the City of Canterbury Bankstown. Campsie6.JPG
The Administration Building on Beamish Street, Campsie, was the seat of Canterbury Council from 1963–2016. It was designed by architects Whitehead & Payne and built by Rex Building Company P/L, to complete the 'civic centre' with the adjacent library and baby health centre. It is now secondary offices for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

On 26 March 2018, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) commenced investigations and a public inquiry (known as Operation Dasha) into allegations concerning actions of the former Canterbury City Council between 2013 and 2016, "where public officials including councillors Michael Hawatt and Pierre Azzi, the former general manager, Jim Montague, and the former Director City Planning, Spiro Stavis, dishonestly and/or partially exercised their official functions in relation to planning proposals and/or applications under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 concerning properties in the Canterbury City Council local area." [10]

Among the decisions Stavis presided over were the variations of Council's controls approved by Council and justified under Section 4.6 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, particularly along the Canterbury Road Corridor. With the appointment of Administrator Richard Colley as head of the new City of Canterbury-Bankstown on 12 May 2016, Colley ordered a halt to development proposals along the corridor until a comprehensive review was completed, noting "One of the first things that I came across following the amalgamation was what I saw as the ad hoc development on Canterbury Road, most of it non-compliant with the former Canterbury Council's residential development strategy, particularly in terms of height and bulk and size, and the effect on Canterbury Road itself". Former mayor Brian Robson admitted that the last 2012-2016 Council term "started getting messy with certain councillors trying to push the barrow of individual developers ... after that we started getting messy with individual spot rezonings." [11]

The review report presented to Council in July 2017 declared that as a result of previous actions taken by the former Council, the Canterbury Road Corridor "is a noisy, polluted and harsh environment, generally unsuitable in its current state for housing" and presented 14 recommendations including: Appropriate zoning, urban design and built-form controls along the corridor; Measures to address environmental issues, such as noise and pollution; Traffic, transport and car parking issues; Providing good access to parks, community facilities, public transport and shops; and completing a new city-wide Local Environmental Plan (LEP) by 2020, to guide all development. [12] All the recommendations were subsequently adopted by Council, with the Canterbury Bankstown Mayor, Khal Asfour, noting on Council's rejection of one planning proposal in the corridor: "This kind of development won’t be approved on my watch, this proposal involved rezoning land reserved for employment to build an eight-storey residential complex, which would have been an inappropriate development for that location. We remain committed to our City and its residents. We will consult them and protect them from overdevelopment, and make no apology for that." [13]

ICAC also undertook investigations into the circumstances surrounding the appointment of Stavis as Director City Planning, and whether he had been appointed through a dishonest and politically-motivated process influenced by Councillors Hawatt and Azzi. [10] The public inquiry heard evidence that the previous Director had resigned following sustained pressure by Hawatt and Azzi over decisions on certain development applications, and they had pressured Montague in accepting Stavis as the acceptable candidate as Director, when he was not the most qualified for the position compared to other candidates, to the point of "blackmail and threats". [14] [15] [16] This included an aborted attempt by Hawatt and Azzi to dismiss Montague from his position as General Manager in a Council Meeting in January 2015, amidst allegations that "Montague had spent more than $42,000 of council funds on lunches over the past five years and that he had mishandled the recent employment of the council's new director of city planning." [17]

In July 2018, the Liberal Member of Parliament for Wagga Wagga, Daryl Maguire, was drawn into the inquiry regarding possible corruption through his association with former Liberal councillor Hawatt. It was alleged that Maguire had acted on behalf of a "mega big" Chinese client, asking for help in buying into development-approved projects, in return for a commission from the developer for both himself and Hawatt. [18] As a consequence, Maguire resigned from the Liberal Party, and from his roles Parliamentary Secretary for the Centenary of ANZAC, Counter Terrorism, Corrections and Veterans. [19] After initially refusing to resign from Parliament, Maguire resigned from parliament on 3 August 2018. [20] [21] [22]

The ICAC investigations for 'Operation Dasha' are ongoing. [10] In March 2017 Administrator Richard Colley adopted a new Code of Conduct for Canterbury Bankstown noting: "Honesty, fairness and transparency are the values underpinning our new council’s code of conduct policies, ensuring residents can be confident the decisions we make are in their best interest". The Code of Conduct was the first in the state to be approved by ICAC. [23]

Council

Final composition and election method

Canterbury City Council was composed of ten Councillors, including the Mayor, elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor was directly elected since 1976 while the nine other Councillors were elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The final election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, prior to its abolition, was as follows: [24] [25] [26] [27]

The last Council, elected in 2012 until its abolition in 2016, in order of election by ward, was:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Mayor [24]  Brian Robson Labor Mayor 2011–2016. West Ward Councillor 1999–2011. Deputy Mayor 2003–2004, 2007–2008. [28]
Central Ward [25]  Mark Adler Labor Elected 1999–2016.
 Ken Nam Liberal Elected 2008–2016.
 Fadwa Kebbea Labor Elected 1999–2016. Deputy Mayor 2009–2010, 2014–2015.
East Ward [26]  Con Vasiliades Liberal Elected 2012–2016.
 Esta Paschalidis-Chilas Labor Elected 2012–2016.
 Linda Eisler Greens Elected 2008–2016. Elected Canterbury-Bankstown Council Canterbury Ward 2017.
West Ward [27]  Karl Saleh Labor Elected 2004–2016. Deputy Mayor 2008–2009, 2012–2013, 2015–2016. [29]
 Michael Hawatt Liberal Elected 1999–2016.
 Pierre Azzi Labor Elected 2012–2016. Deputy Mayor 2013–2014.

Mayors and General Managers

John Sproule (1838-1905), the first Mayor of Canterbury from 1879 to 1880, was also three times Mayor of Hurstville (1890-1891, 1897-1898). John Sproule.jpg
John Sproule (1838–1905), the first Mayor of Canterbury from 1879 to 1880, was also three times Mayor of Hurstville (1890–1891, 1897–1898).

Mayors

MayorPartyTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
  John Sproule Independent 16 June 187910 February 1880239 days [30]
 John Campbell SharpIndependent 10 February 188019 February 18833 years, 9 days [31] [32] [33]
 Thomas Austen DavisIndependent 19 February 188314 February 1884360 days [34]
 Benjamin TaylorIndependent 14 February 18843 February 18861 year, 354 days [35] [36]
 James SlocombeIndependent 3 February 188613 February 18882 years, 10 days [37] [38]
 John Campbell SharpIndependent 13 February 188824 August 18891 year, 192 days [39] [40]
 James McBeanIndependent 24 August 188912 February 1890172 days
 James Charles StoneIndependent 12 February 189011 February 1891364 days [41]
 John QuiggIndependent 11 February 189119 February 18921 year, 8 days [42]
 Patrick Joseph ScahillIndependent 19 February 189215 February 18952 years, 361 days [43]
 Sydney Robert LorkingIndependent 15 February 189516 February 18994 years, 1 day [44]
 George Wallace NicollIndependent 16 February 189916 February 19001 year [45] [46]
 Jeffrey DennissIndependent 16 February 190011 February 19043 years, 360 days [47] [48]
 Benjamin TaylorIndependent 11 February 190416 February 19062 years, 5 days [49] [50]
 Jeffrey DennissIndependent 16 February 190610 February 19081 year, 359 days [51]
 John Edward DraperIndependent 10 February 1908February 19102 years [52] [53]
 John McCullochIndependent February 1910February 19111 year [54]
 Patrick Joseph ScahillIndependent February 1911February 19121 year [55]
 John Edward Draper Liberal Reform February 191210 February 19131 year [56]
 George Frederick Wells Hocking Labor 10 February 1913March 19141 year [57] [58] [59]
 James Augustus Wilson Labor March 1914February 19172 years [60]
 Arthur PrestonIndependent February 1917February 19203 years [61]
 George Frederick Wells Hocking Labor February 192011 December 19222 years, 304 days [62] [63]
 John Henry EwenCitizens' Progress Party 11 December 19227 December 19252 years, 361 days [64] [65]
  Norman Rydge Labor 7 December 192520 December 19261 year, 13 days [66]
 Eric Howard Stephenson Labor 20 December 192619 December 1927364 days [67]
 Asa North Labor 19 December 192710 December 1928357 days [68]
 George Harold BramstonCitizens' Progress Party 10 December 19288 January 19323 years, 29 days [69] [70]
  Stanley Parry Independent 8 January 1932August 194715 years, 211 days [71] [72]
 Harold McPherson 7 August 1947December 19481 year, 121 days [73]
 Colin Williams December 19486 December 19491 year
 Samuel Warren 6 December 1949December 19512 years [74]
 Herbert Reuben Thorncraft 6 December 1951December 19532 years
 George Herbert Mulder Labor December 1953December 19563 years
 Stanley Charles Reuben Squire December 1956December 19571 year
 R. J. SchofieldIndependent December 1957December 19581 year
 Stanley Charles Reuben Squire December 195810 December 19591 year
 R. J. SchofieldIndependent 10 December 1959December 19623 years [75]
 Ronald Gordon Pate December 19628 December 19631 year
 James Schofield Scott Labor 8 December 196310 December 19652 years, 2 days [76]
 Alfred James PateIndependent 10 December 1965December 19672 years [77]
 James William Eccles 5 December 1967December 19681 year [78]
  Allan Mulder Labor 8 December 1968December 19691 year
 James William Eccles December 1969December 19701 year
 James Beaman December 1970September 1971281 days
 Colin Gordon Williams September 1971September 19765 years
  John Mountford Labor September 1976October 19804 years, 30 days
  Kevin Moss Labor October 1980September 19876 years, 335 days
  John Gorrie Labor September 1987September 19958 years
  Kayee Griffin Labor September 1995January 20048 years, 122 days
  Robert Furolo Labor January 200421 October 20117 years, 273 days [79]
  Brian Robson Labor 1 November 201112 May 20164 years, 193 days [28]

Town Clerk/General Managers

Town Clerk/General ManagerTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Neil Quigg7 July 1879February 1880223 days [80]
Edwin Tyrell SayersFebruary 1880December 18822 years
Samuel Mantle Burrowes5 January 1883September 1883243 days [81]
Hector Innes5 September 188315 August 18884 years, 345 days [82]
Benjamin Taylor15 August 188820 October 190214 years, 66 days [83]
Frederick John Davis20 October 19022 March 19074 years, 133 days [84]
Samuel Ernest Marsden2 March 19071 October 19103 years, 213 days [85]
Charles Lipson Iverson1 October 191019110–1 year [86]
Harold Linden Dunstan1911October 19120–1 year
Frederick Haworth JP October 191222 February 19141 year [87] [88]
James Lane SuttonJune 191412 March 192914 years [89] [90] [91] [92] [93]
Robert Brouff2 December 192919344–5 years [94]
Edgar JaySeptember 193419416–7 years [95]
Claude Hunt194119420–1 years
Robert Brouff194219485–6 years
Selwyn Lofts1948196516–17 years
Jack Wheeler1965May 19737–8 years
Jack WhitmarshMay 197319828–9 years
Jim Montague PSM 198212 May 201633–34 years [96] [97]

Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 137,454 people in the Canterbury local government area, with an equal proportion of male and female residents. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Canterbury was 35 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population. of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated. [1]

Population growth in the City of Canterbury between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 0.02%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 5.76%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Canterbury local government area was approximately half the national average. [98] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Canterbury is significantly lower than the national average. [1] [99]

Campsie Early Childhood Centre, designed by architects Davey & Brindley in 1954. Campsie7.JPG
Campsie Early Childhood Centre, designed by architects Davey & Brindley in 1954.
Selected historical census data for Canterbury local government area
Census year2001 [98] 2006 [99] 2011 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on Census night129,935129,963137,454
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
% of New South Wales population1.99%
% of Australian population0.69%Decrease2.svg 0.65%Decrease2.svg 0.64%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 Chinese 11.6%
Australian 9.7%
Lebanese 9.5%
Greek 9.5%
English 8.9%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Arabic 12.2%Decrease2.svg 10.1%Increase2.svg 13.2%
Greek 11.1%Decrease2.svg 10.4%Decrease2.svg 9.8%
Mandarin 1.7%Increase2.svg 2.7%Increase2.svg 5.6%
Cantonese 2.7%Increase2.svg 3.3%Increase2.svg 5.5%
Vietnamese n/cIncrease2.svg 2.2%Increase2.svg 3.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 Catholic 43.4%Decrease2.svg 41.7%Decrease2.svg 25.6%
Islam 5.1%Steady2.svg 5.1%Increase2.svg 16.6%
Eastern Orthodox 15.8%Decrease2.svg 13.4%Increase2.svg 13.6%
No religion 11.1%Increase2.svg 13.4%Decrease2.svg 12.5%
Buddhism n/cn/cIncrease2.svg 6.1%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$366A$430
% of Australian median income78.5%74.5%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$839A$1,149
% of Australian median income81.7%77.6%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,007A$1,029
% of Australian median income86.0%83.4%
Coat of arms of City of Canterbury
City of Canterbury (NSW) coat of arms, granted 1979.jpg
Notes
The arms of the City of Canterbury, granted by Letters of the King of Arms, College of Arms, designed by H. Ellis Tomlinson on the occasion of the centenary of the Municipality of Canterbury, consist of: [100]
Crest
On a wreath of the colours, within a circlet of six mullets each of eight points or, a mount vert issuant therefrom a cross formy fitchy sable entwined with a rose argent, barbed, seeded, stalked, leaved and slipped proper.
Escutcheon
Argent a bar wavy azure between three choughs proper, each holding in the dexter foot a cross formy fitchy sable, on a chief gules a lion couchant guardant. Argent a bar wavy azure between three choughs proper, each holding in the dexter foot a cross formy fitchy sable, on a chief gules a lion couchant guardant.
Supporters
On either side a sea-horse argent gorged with a collar wavy azure charged with two Polar Stars or, one being manifest, and holding in the mouth a sprig of Canterbury Bell proper with five flowers azure.
Motto
Magnum Nomen Habemus ("We bear a great name")
Badge
Perched upon two sprigs of Canterbury Bell in saltire proper each with three flowers azure a chough proper holding in the dexter foot a cross formy fitchy sable.
Symbolism
The shield is based on arms of Canterbury, Kent, England, which displays a gold lion on red above the three choughs , attributed as the arms of St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury 1162–1170. To the choughs is added a blue wave for Cooks River, and each holds a distinctive black cross from the arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury. At the top of the shield, the gold lion is taken from the former council seal. The Crest is set in the colours of white and blue, the NSW colours, and refers to the foundation and naming of Canterbury by the Reverend Richard Johnson, appointed as the State's first chaplain in 1786. A ring of gold stars from the State arms encloses a grassy mound representing Johnson's grant of Brickfield Hill in which is fixed the Canterbury cross to denote his foundation of the Church in the place named Canterbury Vale. His Yorkshire origins are indicated by the White Rose of York. The Supporters are a marine version of the White horse of Kent, England, of which the City of Canterbury is the capital. These 'sea-horses' denote coastal or river traffic, charged with the Polar Star from James Cook's arms. In their mouths are sprays of the Canterbury Bell flower, also taken from the former seal. [100]

In 1990, the council's Engineering Department produced the logo in everyday usage until 2016, it consisted of two C's in black and white, intersected by a wave in light blue, which represents the Cooks River and is taken from the council arms issued in 1979. [100]

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The Municipality of Waterloo was a local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The municipality was proclaimed on 16 May 1860 and, with an area of 3.4 square kilometres, included the modern suburbs of Waterloo, Zetland and Rosebery. The suburb of Alexandria was originally included as the Western Ward of the council but seceded as a separate municipality in 1868. After several attempts to amalgamate with various neighbours in the mid-1920s, the council was amalgamated with the City of Sydney, along with most of its neighbours, with the passing of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, although parts of the former council area were transferred in 1967 to the City of South Sydney.

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