City of Wagga Wagga
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| Wagga Wagga New South Wales |
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| Population | 62,149 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.87822/km2 (33.3544/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,825.9 km2 (1,863.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rod Kendall[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wagga Wagga[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||
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City of Wagga Wagga is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia.
On 1 January 1981, the Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires amalgamated with the City of Wagga Wagga.[5]
The Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Cr. Rod Kendall, an independent politician.[3]
Contents
City, town and localities
The City of Wagga Waaga includes the suburbs of Ashmont, Bomen, Bourkelands, Boorooma, Cartwrights Hill, East Wagga Wagga, Estella, Forest Hill, Glenfield Park, Gumly Gumly, Kapooka, Kooringal, Lake Albert, Lloyd, Mount Austin, North Wagga Wagga, San Isidore, Tatton, Tolland, Turvey Park, and Wagga Wagga as well as the towns of Tarcutta, Ladysmith, Mangoplah, Uranquinty and Collingullie.
Council
Current composition and election method
Wagga Wagga Council is composed of eleven Councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[6]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents and Unaligned | 10 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[6]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Kerry Pascoe | Independent | ||
| Rod Kendall | Independent | Mayor[3] | |
| Andrew Negline | Independent | Deputy Mayor[3] | |
| Garry Hiscock | Independent | ||
| Julian McLaren | Independent | ||
| Greg Conkey | Independent | ||
| Yvonne Braid | Independent | ||
| Alan Brown | Independent | ||
| Dallas Tout | Independent | ||
| Paul Funell | Independent | ||
| Kevin Poyter | Greens | ||
A referendum was held on 8 September 2012 and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour to reduce the number of Councillors from eleven to nine.[7] The change will take effect at the next elections, due to be held in September 2016.
Administration staff
In December 2009, Wagga Wagga City Council announced that it had appointed Phil Pinyon as the General Manager of the Wagga Wagga City Council replacing Lyn Russell, who suddenly announced her resignation in October 2009, after completing 18 months of her five-year contract.[8][9][10]
Symbols and emblems
The floral emblem for the city is the Silver Banksia.[11]
Gallery
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Wagga Wagga Civic Centre
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Wagga Wagga Coat of Arms
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City Council Mayoral gong. Stolen 2 January 2009, remains unfound
See also
References
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