Northern Beaches Council

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Northern Beaches Council
New South Wales
Northern Beaches lga sydney.png
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates 33°45′S151°17′E / 33.750°S 151.283°E / -33.750; 151.283
Population263,554 (2021 census) [1]  (11th (Australia); 4th (NSW))
 • Density1,037.6/km2 (2,687/sq mi)
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area254 km2 (98.1 sq mi)
MayorSue Heins
Council seat Civic Centre, Dee Why
Region Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Northern Beaches Council Logo 2017.png
Website Northern Beaches Council
LGAs around Northern Beaches Council:
Hornsby Broken Bay Tasman Sea
Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby Northern Beaches Council Tasman Sea
Mosman Sydney Harbour Tasman Sea

The Northern Beaches Council is a local government area located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 after the amalgamation of Manly, Pittwater, and Warringah councils. [2]

Contents

The Council comprises an area of 254 square kilometres (98 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had an estimated population of 263,554, making it the fourth-most populous local government area in New South Wales. [1]

The Mayor of the Northern Beaches Council is Cr. Sue Heins, of the Your Northern Beaches Independent Team, since 16 May 2023.

History

Warringah Shire Hall in 1954 with the Mackellar County Council offices to the left. Warringah Shire Council 'Sanivans' outside the Shire Hall, 1954.jpg
Warringah Shire Hall in 1954 with the Mackellar County Council offices to the left.

Early history

The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now known as the Northern Beaches were among the estimated two dozen clans around Sydney Harbour of the Dharug language group. These included the Kayamaygal and the Birrabirragal around what is now Manly to the Garigal further north and around Pittwater, peoples of the Eora nation. [3] Within a few years of European colonisation, between 60 and 90 percent of the Indigenous peoples around Port Jackson succumbed to the deadly smallpox contagion of 1789. Much evidence of their habitation remains, especially their rock etchings in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park which borders northern beaches' north-western side.[ citation needed ]

The northern beaches region was explored early on in the settlement of Sydney, only a few weeks after the arrival of the First Fleet. However, it remained a rural area for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with only small settlements in the valleys between headlands. While it was geographically close to the city centre, to reach the area over land from Sydney via Mona Vale Road was a trip of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi).[ citation needed ]

Local government history

The Municipality of Manly was first incorporated on 6 January 1877, being the first local government authority on the Northern Beaches. On 7 March 1906, the Warringah Shire was proclaimed by the NSW Government Gazette, along with 132 other new Shires. It ran roughly from Broken Bay in the north to Manly Lagoon to the south, and by Middle Harbour Creek and Cowan Creek in the west. It covered 264 square kilometres (102 sq mi) and had a population of around 2800, with 700 dwellings. [4] From 1951 to 1980, the Mackellar County Council operated on the Northern Beaches as an electricity and gas supplier and retailer as a joint operation of Manly Municipal Council and Warringah Shire Council. [5] Amalgamation of Manly and Warringah councils to form one council for the Northern Beaches was recommended in the final report of the 1945–46 Clancy Royal Commission on Local Government Boundaries, but was not proceeded with in the act passed in 1948. [6]

On 2 May 1992, The Governor of New South Wales proclaimed the establishment of the Municipality of Pittwater, the area of which roughly followed the area formerly known as 'A' Riding of the Warringah Shire. [4] On 1 July 1993, with the enactment of a new Local Government Act 1993, the municipalities of Manly and Pittwater were renamed "Manly Council" and "Pittwater Council" and Warringah Shire Council became "Warringah Council". [7]

Establishment of Northern Beaches Council

Manly Town Hall, the site of the first meeting of the new council on 19 May 2016. (1)Manly Municipal Council.jpg
Manly Town Hall, the site of the first meeting of the new council on 19 May 2016.

In 2015 a review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that Manly, Pittwater and Warringah merge to form one single council. The government eventually considered three proposals. The first proposed a merger of Manly and Mosman councils and parts of Warringah to form a new council with an area of 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 153,000. [8] The second proposed a merger of Pittwater Council and parts of Warringah to form a new council with an area of 214 square kilometres (83 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 141,000. [9]

The third proposal, submitted by Warringah Council on 23 February 2016, was for an amalgamation of the Pittwater, Manly and Warringah councils. [10] [11] Of the 44,919 submissions lodged to the Boundaries Commission about all the local government proposals statewide, 29,189 were from Northern Beaches residents (18,977 were submitted for the third proposal); this meant that the Northern Beaches proposals made up 65% of all submissions. Former Warringah mayor, Michael Regan, noted to the Manly Daily that this was an indication of the level of interest in the Northern Beaches over the future of their local government: "given the choice of splitting the northern beaches or uniting it the community opted for unity", while former Manly mayor, Jean Hay, commented that this interest translated into the final result: "Everyone is passionate about the area and we came out and let the powers-that-be know, [...] It must have made an impact because the minister and the premier looked at what the community told them and it was the majority decision to go with a single council." [12]

On 12 May 2016, with the release of the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016, the Northern Beaches Council was formed from Manly, Pittwater and Warringah councils. [13] The first meeting of the Northern Beaches Council was held at Manly Town Hall on 19 May 2016. Several advisory committees were established at the council's first meeting to advise the administrator and the council on implementation matters, composed of former councillors and mayors of the three councils. These included Manly Mayor Jean Hay as Chair of the Implementation Advisory Group and Chair of the Social Committee, Warringah Mayor Michael Regan as Chair of the Economic Committee and Pittwater Deputy Mayor Kylie Ferguson as Chair of the Environment Committee. [14] The first Council election was held on 9 September 2017, with Regan was elected as the first Mayor on 26 September 2017. [15] [16] [17] [18]

In October 2022, Northern Beaches Council was awarded the A. R. Bluett Memorial Award by Local Government NSW, which recognises the best-performing councils in the state in the previous year, with the mayor Michael Regan noting: "Since amalgamation we have had a huge focus on repairing and renewing ailing infrastructure, delivering long term financial stability and putting the community at the centre of everything we do. It hasn’t been easy but this award recognises the hard work and dedication of both the elected Council and our incredible staff to deliver great outcomes for our community." The chair of the award trustees, Les McMahon, also noted that the Council had "led its community through a number of challenges including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented wet weather events. Despite the challenges, Northern Beaches Council was still able to deliver a $76 million capital works program, with a focus on resilient and sustainable infrastructure, while also undertaking a comprehensive community services program to assist all members of its community". [19] [20]

Council

The head of the Northern Beaches Council from the proclamation was Administrator Dick Persson AM , who remained in office until the election of the new mayor on 26 September 2017. [13] The first meeting of the Northern Beaches Council was held at Manly Town Hall on 19 May 2016 and from then until September 2017, the monthly council meetings cycled between the three former council chambers: Mona Vale Memorial Hall, Warringah Civic Centre in Dee Why and Manly Town Hall. Since September 2017, council meetings are held at the Civic Centre in Dee Why. [21]

Officeholders

MayorTermNotes
Dick Persson (Administrator)12 May 2016 – 26 September 2017Administrator of Warringah 2003–2008 and Port Macquarie-Hastings 2008–2009 [13]
Michael Regan (YNB)26 September 2017 – 16 May 2023Mayor of Warringah 2008–2016 [22] [23] [24] [25]
Sue Heins (YNB)16 May 2023 – present [26] [27] [28] [29]
Deputy MayorTermNotes
Candy Bingham (GfM)26 September 2017 – 25 September 2018Manly Councillor 2012–2016. [22]
Sue Heins (YNB)25 September 2018 – 24 September 2019 [30]
Candy Bingham (GfM)24 September 2019 – 27 September 2022 [23] [31] [32]
Sue Heins (YNB)27 September 2022 – 16 May 2023 [33]
David Walton (LIB)23 May 2023 – 26 September 2023 [34]
Georgia Ryburn (LIB)26 September 2023 – present [27]
Chief Executive Officer [35] TermNotes
Mark Ferguson12 May 2016 – 6 March 2018General Manager of Pittwater 2006–2016 and Coffs Harbour 1998–2005 [36] [37]
Ray Brownlee PSM 1 October 2018 – 29 March 2023General Manager of the City of Randwick 2004–2018 [38] [39] [40] [41]
Louise Kerr (interim)29 March 2023 – 24 July 2023
Scott Phillips24 July 2023 – presentCEO of Local Government NSW 2020–present; General Manager of Sutherland Shire (2015–2018) and Hornsby Shire (2011–2015). [42]

Current composition

A map of the five wards, showing party representation as of the 2021 local elections. Northern Beaches wards map.svg
A map of the five wards, showing party representation as of the 2021 local elections.

The Northern Beaches Council comprises fifteen Councillors elected proportionally, with three Councillors elected in five wards. [13] The Mayor is elected biennially by the councillors at the first meeting. The Deputy Mayor is elected annually. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021 for a fixed three-year term of office, and the makeup of the council by order of election is as follows:

PartyCouncillors
Liberal Party of Australia 6
Your Northern Beaches Independent Team 5
The Greens 2
Good for Manly1
Independent1
Total15
WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Curl Curl Ward [43] Sue Heins Your Northern Beaches Elected 2017; Mayor 2023–present; Deputy Mayor 2018–2019, 2022–2023.
Warringah B Ward Councillor 2012–2016; Warringah Deputy Mayor 2013–2014. [33] [26] [27]
David WaltonLiberalElected 2017; Deputy Mayor May–Sep 2023. [34]
Kristyn GlanvilleGreens
Frenchs Forest Ward [44] Stuart SprottLiberalElected 2017
Michael Regan Your Northern Beaches Elected 2017; Mayor 2017–2023.
Jose Menano-Pires Your Northern Beaches Warringah C Ward Councillor 2012–2016; Warringah Deputy Mayor 2014–2015.
Manly Ward [45] Georgia RyburnLiberalDeputy Mayor 2023–present. [27]
Sarah Grattan Your Northern Beaches Elected 2017
Candy BinghamGood for ManlyElected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2017–2018, 2019–2022. [22] [23] [31] [32]
Narrabeen Ward [46] Ruth Robins Your Northern Beaches
Bianca CrvelinLiberal
Vincent De Luca OAM IndependentElected 2017; Warringah A Ward Councillor 2008–2016.
Pittwater Ward [47] Karina PageLiberal Rory Amon resigned on 16 May 2023. [26] Countback by-election held on 20 June 2023. [48] Manly Councillor 1996–2004. [49] [50] [51]
Miranda KorzyGreens
Michael GencherLiberalMember of Your Northern Beaches Independent Team until 28 January 2024. [52]

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Northern Beaches
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Your Northern Beaches
  Liberal
  Greens
  Labor
  Good For Manly
 True Independents
 Friends of Mona Vale
 Formal votes
 Informal votes
 Total15
 Registered voters / turnout

Past councillors

Curl Curl Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2017   Michael Regan Your Northern Beaches  David Walton Liberal  Natalie Warren Greens
2021  Sue Heins Your Northern Beaches  Kristyn Glanville Greens

Frenchs Forest Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2017  Roslyn Harrison Your Northern Beaches  Penny Philpott Your Northern Beaches  Stuart Sprott Liberal
2021   Michael Regan Your Northern Beaches  Jose Menano-Pires Your Northern Beaches

Manly Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2017  Sarah Grattan Your Northern Beaches  Pat Daley Liberal  Candy Bingham Good For Manly
2021  Georgia Ryburn Liberal

Narrabeen Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2017  Sue Heins Your Northern Beaches   Rory Amon Liberal  Vincent De Luca Independent
2021 True Independents
2021  Ruth Robins Your Northern Beaches  Bianca Crvelin Liberal

Pittwater Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2017  Ian White Your Northern Beaches  Kylie Ferguson Liberal   Alex McTaggart Community Alliance
2021  Independent
2021  Michael Gencher Your Northern Beaches   Rory Amon Liberal  Miranda Korzy Greens
2023 Karina Page Liberal
2024  Liberal

Suburbs and localities in the LGA

The following suburbs are located within Northern Beaches Council: [2]

The following localities are located within Northern Beaches Council:

Demographics

At the 2021 census, there were 263,554 people in the Northern Beaches 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 0.6 per cent of the population; the NSW and Australian averages are 3.4 and 3.2 per cent respectively. The median age of people in Northern Beaches Council was 41 years; the national median is 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.5 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.8 per cent were married and 37.6 per cent were not married. [1]

At the 2021 census, 31.1% of residents stated their ancestry as Australian. 51.1% [lower-alpha 1] [1] nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity, 19.7% of households speak a non-English language at home; the national average is 24.8 per cent. 81% of households only speak English at home; the national average is 72 per cent. [1]

Selected historical census data for Northern Beaches Council local government area
Census year2016 [53] 2021 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 252,878Increase2.svg263,554
LGA rank in terms of population size within New South Wales 4thSteady2.svg4th
% of New South Wales population3.38%Decrease2.svg 3.26%
% of Australian population1.08%Decrease2.svg 1.04%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English 40.9%Increase2.svg 41.2%
Australian 31.2%Decrease2.svg 31.1%
Irish 13.0%Decrease2.svg 12.5%
Scottish 10.5%Increase2.svg 10.8%
Italian 4.9%Increase2.svg 5.5%
Language, used at

home
(other than English)

Italian 1.3%Decrease2.svg 1.2%
Mandarin 1.3%Steady2.svg 1.3%
Portuguese 1.0%Increase2.svg 1.3%
French 0.9%Increase2.svg 1.0%
German 0.9%Steady2.svg 0.9%
Spanish 0.9%Increase2.svg 1.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No religion, so described [lower-alpha 2] 33.7%Increase2.svg 43.1%
Catholic 24.2%Decrease2.svg 22.8%
Anglican 17.8%Decrease2.svg 14.5%
Not stated 8.4%Decrease2.svg 4.7%
Uniting Church 2.7%Decrease2.svg 2.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$916A$1,109
% of Australian median income138.4%137.8%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$2,528A$3,131
% of Australian median income145.8%147.7%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$2,178A$2,592
% of Australian median income151.5%148.5%

Heritage listings

The Northern Beaches Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

In Avalon
In Balgowlah
In Clareville
In Currawong Beach
In Killarney Heights
In Manly
In Manly Vale
In Palm Beach

In July 2017 the new council logo was unveiled by CEO Mark Ferguson at the cost of $320,000: "It was necessary to have something that was a reflection of the Northern Beaches Council looking to the future and having it based on a strong level of community participation." The logo was developed as a result of a consultation process with community groups and council staff to ascertain a representative image for the unified council. The logo takes the form of a stylised wave made up of various images including local flora and fauna such as a humpback whale, a Norfolk pine and cabbage-tree palm, a pelican and a weedy seadragon. [67] [68]

See also

Notes

  1. Excludes not stated responses.
  2. In accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics source, 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

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