Georges River Council

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Georges River Council
New South Wales
Georges River LGA Sydney.jpg
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates 33°58′S151°08′E / 33.967°S 151.133°E / -33.967; 151.133
Population152,274 (2021 census) [1]  (47th)
 • Density3,969.6/km2 (10,281.2/sq mi)
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area38.36 km2 (14.8 sq mi) [2]
MayorSam Elmir
Council seatCivic Centre, Hurstville
Region Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Logo of Georges River Council.svg
Website Georges River Council
LGAs around Georges River Council:
Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown Bayside
Canterbury-Bankstown Georges River Council Bayside
Sutherland Sutherland Bayside

Georges River Council is a local government area located in the St George region of Sydney located south of the Sydney CBD, in New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of the Hurstville City Council and Kogarah City Council. [3]

Contents

The Council comprises an area of 38.36 square kilometres (14.81 sq mi) [2] and as at the 2021 census had a population of 152,274. [4]

The mayor of Georges River Council is Sam Elmir, who was elected by his fellow councillors on 25 September 2023. [5]

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs in the Georges River Council area are: [2]

Georges River Council also manages and maintains the following localities:

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 146,841 people resident in the Georges River local government area; of these 48.9 per cent were male and 51.1 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in Georges River Council was 37 years; marginally lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.8 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 53.1 per cent were married and 9.1 per cent were either divorced or separated. [6]

At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Georges River local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon approached 29 per cent of all residents. In excess of 51 per cent of all residents in Georges River Council nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2016 census, which was below the national average of 57.7 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Georges River local government area had a significantly higher than average proportion (56.1 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2 per cent); and a lower proportion (42.3 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent). [6]

Selected historical census data for Georges River Council local government area
Census year2016 [6]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 146,841
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 19th
% of New South Wales population1.96%
% of Australian population0.63%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 Chinese 22.8%
English 13.3%
Australian 12.6%
Greek 6.0%
Irish 4.8%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Mandarin 14.4%
Cantonese 9.9%
Greek 5.4%
Arabic 3.6%
Nepali 3.4%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 No religion, as described27.4%
Catholic 21.3%
Eastern Orthodox 10.0%
Anglican 8.7%
Not stated 7.5%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income$640
% of Australian median income96.68%
Family incomeMedian weekly family income$1,817
% of Australian median income104.79%
Household incomeMedian weekly household income$1,654
% of Australian median income115.02%

Council

Georges River Civic Centre, MacMahon Street, Hurstville. Hurstville City Council.jpg
Georges River Civic Centre, MacMahon Street, Hurstville.

Georges River Council comprises fifteen Councillors elected proportionally, with three Councillors elected in five wards. [7] [8] Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office, with the first term to last for three years. [3] The Mayor is elected by Councillors for a period of two years, the Deputy Mayor is elected for one year. [9] The council first met in the Kogarah Civic Centre on 19 May 2016 and the new seat of the council is the Georges River Civic Centre (formerly Hurstville Civic Centre) in MacMahon Street, Hurstville. [10] [11]

MayorTermNotes
John Rayner PSM (Administrator)12 May 2016 – 25 September 2017Shire Clerk/General Manager of Sutherland Shire 1982–2015 [12] [13] [14]
Kevin Greene (ALP)25 September 2017 – 30 December 2021MP for Georges River and Oatley 1999–2011 [15] [16] [17]
Nick Katris (ALP)30 December 2021 – 25 September 2023 [18] [19]
Sam Elmir (LIB)25 September 2023 – present [5] [20]
Deputy MayorTermNotes
Kathryn Landsberry (ALP)25 September 2017 – 24 September 2018 [15]
Sam Elmir (LIB)24 September 2018 – 23 September 2019 [21]
Con Hindi (LIB)23 September 2019 – 28 September 2020 [16]
Stephen Agius (LIB)28 September 2020 – 30 December 2021 [22] [17]
Kathryn Landsberry (ALP)30 December 2021 – 25 September 2023 [18] [23]
Elise Borg (GRRP)25 September 2023 – present [5]
General ManagerTermNotes
Gail Connolly12 May 2016 – presentGeneral Manager of Ryde 2015–2016 [24] [25] [8]

Current composition

The most recent full council election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council by order of election, is as follows: [26]

PartyCouncillors
  Australian Labor Party 5
  Liberal Party of Australia 5
 Georges River Residents and Ratepayers Party (GRRP)4
  Independent 1
Total15
WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Blakehurst Ward [27]  Natalie MortGRRP
 Sam ElmirLiberalElected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2018–2019; Mayor 2023–present. [21] [5]
 Kathryn LandsberryLaborElected 2017; Kogarah Middle Ward Councillor 2004–2016; Deputy Mayor 2017–2018, 2021–2023. [15] [18]
Hurstville Ward [28]  Colleen SymingtonLabor
 Nancy LiuLiberalElected 2017; Hurstville Ward Councillor 2008–2016
 Benjamin WangIndependent
Kogarah Bay Ward [29]  Nick KatrisLaborElected 2017; Mayor of Kogarah 2007–2008; Mayor 2021–2023. [18]
 Elise BorgGRRPDeputy Mayor 2023–present. [5]
 Sam StratikopoulosLiberal
Mortdale Ward [30] [31]  Nick SmerdelyLiberal
 Ashvini AmbihaipaharLaborWarren Tegg resigned on 23 August 2022. [23] [32] A countback election was held on 21 September 2022. [33]
 Christina JamiesonGRRP
Peakhurst Ward [34]  Veronica FicarraLabor Kevin Greene resigned on 31 October 2022. [35] A countback election was held on 16 November 2022. [36] [37]
 Lou KonjarskiLiberal
 Peter MahoneyGRRP

2021 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Georges River.[ edit ]
2021 New South Wales local elections: Georges River [38]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 25,06432.4−5.75Decrease2.svg 1
  Liberal 22,45929.0−4.65Steady2.svg
  Residents and Ratepayers 16,60721.4+21.44Increase2.svg 4
  Independent 10,27913.3−5.10Decrease2.svg 3
 Georges River Association2,1052.7+2.71Increase2.svg 1
  Kogarah Residents Association 9191.2−3.40Decrease2.svg 1
 Communist League170.0+0.00Steady2.svg
 Formal votes77,45094.56
 Informal votes4,4565.44
 Total81,906100.00

On 3 April 2017, Georges River Council adopted its new logo and branding as required by the NSW state government proclamation. The logo, one of three designed by council staff, was adopted following a community consultation process which looked at the three options. The successful choice, featuring a dragon (which is representative of the St George region and appeared on the former Hurstville City Council logo and coat of arms [39] ), was chosen due to "perceived meaning, diversity, relevance to the local area including connections to St George and the logo’s representation to the community including links to multiculturalism and sport". [40]

The consultations resulted in several changes before its unveiling, including changing the direction of the dragon, the adoption of the red colour from the interim council typeface logo used since amalgamation, and the addition of a Port Jackson fig tree leaf motif, to represent the indigenous heritage of the area. [40]

History

Early history

The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now in the Georges River Council area were thought to be the Cadigal and Biddegal indigenous people. [2]

Local government history

The St George County Council building in Montgomery St, Kogarah, c. 1937. 13 - St George County Council (6433395943).jpg
The St George County Council building in Montgomery St, Kogarah, c. 1937.

The "Municipal District of Kogarah" was proclaimed on 23 December 1885 and the District’s boundaries commenced at the intersection of the Illawarra Railway Line with the northern shore of George’s River. The Municipal District was re-named the "Municipality of Kogarah" following the passage of the Municipalities Act, 1897 on 6 December 1897. [41] On 22 December 1916 and 1 January 1969, parts of Rockdale Municipality were transferred to Kogarah. [41] In 1993, following the passing of the new Local Government Act, the Municipality of Kogarah became known as "Kogarah Council". Kogarah Council was proclaimed a city in 2008.

In December 1920, Kogarah combined with the councils of Rockdale, Hurstville, and Bexley to form the St George County Council. The elected County Council was established to provide electricity to the Kogarah, Rockdale, Hurstville, and Bexley areas and ceased to exist when it was amalgamated with the Sydney County Council on 1 January 1980. [42] [43]

On 25 March 1887 the NSW Government Gazette published a proclamation declaring the "Municipal District of Hurstville". On 28 June 1900, a further proclamation declared Bexley Ward of Hurstville be separated and named the Borough of Bexley. [44] On 28 June 1900 a new proclamation declared the "Municipality of Hurstville". On 2 August 1922, a part of Hurstville was transferred to the Sutherland Shire, on 5 December 1924 part of Canterbury Municipality was transferred to Hurstville, and on 1 January 1931 part of Hurstville was given to Kogarah Municipality. On 25 November 1988 Hurstville was proclaimed a city, becoming the "Hurstville City Council". [44]

Efforts to bring about a unified council for the St George area were raised regularly since 1901 and the 1946 Clancy Royal Commission into local government boundaries recommended the amalgamation of the municipalities of Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale and Bexley. In the following act of parliament passed in December 1948, the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, the recommendations of the commission were modified, leading only to the merger of Bexley and Rockdale councils. A merger was again considered in the 1970s, but 1977 plebiscites run in Hustville and Kogarah rejected the idea. A further idea of amalgamating Kogarah and Hurstville with Sutherland Shire to the south was raised in 1999 but did not progress. [45]

Establishment of Georges River Council

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that Kogarah merge with Hurstville to form a new council with an area of 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 147,000. [46] However these proposals met with some opposition, including those in favour of a single "St George Council" combining Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale (which was to amalgamate with the City of Botany Bay). [47] [48] Despite these concerns however, on 12 May 2016, with the release of the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016, the Georges River Council was formed from Hurstville and Kogarah city councils, with former Sutherland Shire General Manager, John Rayner as administrator. [8] The first meeting of the Georges River Council was held at Kogarah Civic Centre on 19 May 2016.

Heritage listings

The Georges River Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

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