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The Kogarah Bay Progress Association is an Australian organisation serving the Kogarah Bay community. [1] [2] It is both a registered political party under the name of Georges River Residents and Ratepayers Party, [3] in the state of New South Wales. [4]
The association was established in 1921, [5] and reached its centenary in 2023. [6] The Georges River Residents and Ratespayers Party was founded in 2021. [7] In its first showing in the 2021 NSW local elections, the party finished third and received 16,607 votes, earning four council seats. [8]
The Honorary Secretary of the Kogarah Bay Progress Association is Elise Borg. [9] [ non-primary source needed ] Borg was also appointed as Deputy Mayor of Georges River in September 2023, alongside Sam Elmir becoming Mayor, [10] and she continues in that role. Borg is also serving her second term as Councillor. [11]
The association has generally been opposed to rezoning projects. [12] The association had also raised concerns about the development application by Georges River Council for the demolition of the Sans Souci Bathers' Pavilion, a local building. [13]
The association helped secure federal funding for the Planting Trees for the Queen's Jubilee grant program, [14] and has volunteered with preservation of the plants. [15]
It has also assisted volunteers during Clean Up Australia day. [16]
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 25,064 | 32.4 | −5.7 | 5 |  1 | ||
| Liberal | 22,459 | 29.0 | −4.6 | 5 |  | ||
| Residents and Ratepayers | 16,607 | 21.4 | +21.4 | 4 |  4 | ||
| Independent | 10,279 | 13.3 | −5.1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Georges River Association | 2,105 | 2.7 | +2.7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kogarah Residents' Association | 919 | 1.2 | −3.4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Communist League | 17 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0 | | ||
| Formal votes | 77,450 | 94.56 | |||||
| Informal votes | 4,456 | 5.44 | |||||
| Total | 81,906 | 100.00 | |||||
The following is a list of councillors elected onto the Council, as of 13:14, 16 March 2024 AEDT [refresh].
• Cr Natalie Mort, Blakehurst Ward [18]
• Cr Elise Borg, Deputy Mayor, Kogarah Bay Ward
• Cr Christina Petrakis Jamieson, Mortdale Ward [19] [20]
• Cr Peter Mahoney, Peakhurst Ward [21] [22]
A book about the progress association is hosted at the National Library of Australia, [23] and a series of two audio transcripts are available online about the association. [24] [25]
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