Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales

Coordinates| 35°25′S 149°27′E﻿ / ﻿35.417°S 149.450°E﻿ / -35.417; 149.450
Population| 63,304 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 11.9015/km2 (30.8247/sq mi)
Established| 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area| 5,319 km2 (2,053.7 sq mi)[2]
Mayor| Cr. Kenrick Winchester (Elected as Independent but a member of the Australian Labor Party)
Council seat| Queanbeyan Town Centre
Region|

* Southern Tablelands
* Capital Country

State electorate(s)| Monaro
Federal division(s)| Eden-Monaro
Website| Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
| LGAs around Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council:

Yass Valley | Upper Lachlan | Goulburn Mulwaree
ACT | Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | Shoalhaven
ACT | Snowy Monaro | Eurobodalla

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a local government area (LGA) located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the City of Queanbeyan and Palerang Council.[2]

The council has an area of 5,319 square kilometres (2,054 sq mi) and lies between the eastern boundary of the Australian Capital Territory and the coastal escarpment on both sides of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2021 census it had a population of 63,304.[1] At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.[2]

## Towns and localities

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The Queanbeyan urban area contains the following localities

* Crestwood
* Environa
* Googong
* Greenleigh
* Jerrabomberra
* Karabar
* Queanbeyan East
* Queanbeyan West
* Queanbeyan Town Centre
* The Ridgeway
* Royalla
* Tralee

The balance of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council area contains the towns of:

* Braidwood
* Bungendore

It also contains the following localities:

* Araluen
* Back Creek
* Ballalaba
* Bendoura
* Berlang
* Bombay
* Boro
* Budawang
* Burra
* Bywong
* Carwoola
* Captains Flat
* Charleys Forest
* Corang
* Currawang
* Durran Durra
* Farringdon
* Forbes Creek
* Harolds Cross
* Hereford Hall
* Hoskinstown
* Jembaicumbene
* Jerrabattgulla
* Jinden
* Kindervale
* Krawarree
* Lake George
* Larbert
* Majors Creek
* Manar
* Marlowe
* Mayfield
* Monga
* Mongarlowe
* Mount Fairy
* Mulloon
* Neringla
* Nerriga
* Northangera
* Oallen (part)
* Palerang
* Primrose Valley
* Reidsdale
* Rossi
* Royalla
* Snowball
* Sutton (part)
* Tarago (part)
* Tinderry (part)
* Tomboye
* Urila
* Wamboin
* Warri
* Williamsdale
* Wog Wog
* Wyanbene
* Yarrow

## Demographics

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The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:[3]

* 40,657 in City of Queanbeyan and
* 15,897 in Palerang Council

## Council

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Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. Independent Labor councillor Kenrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022.[4]

The current composition of council is:

Party | Councillors

|

| Independents | 4
| Labor | 3
| Liberal | 2
| Greens | 1
| Independent Labor | 1
Total | 11

## Election results

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### 2024

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland § Queanbeyan–Palerang results.[edit]

2024 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Team Winchester  | 1\. Kenrick Winchester
2\. Bill Waterhouse
3\. Margot Sachse
4\. Kylie Prescott
5\. Alex Tine
6\. Shane Shipa
7\. Peter Lindbeck
8\. Dean Martin
9\. Tony Wood
10\. Tony Rayner
11\. Jan Browne  |  |  |
| Sustainable Australia | 1\. James Holgate
2\. Michael Thompson
3\. John Reynolds
4\. Katrina Holgate
5\. Darren Garnon
6\. Philip Snare  |  |  |
| Liberal | 1\. Ross Macdonald
2\. Mark Schweikert
3\. Morgan Broadbent
4\. Robert Schwartz
5\. Louise Burton
6\. Jacqueline Ternouth
7\. Wayne Brown
8\. Margaret Royds  |  |  |
| Labor | 1\. Bryce Wilson
2\. Esma Livermore
3\. John Preston
4\. Barrina South
5\. Timothy Nicholson
6\. Shelley Evans
7\. Michael MacWilliam  |  |  |
| Independent | 1\. Trevor Hicks
2\. Scott Hart
3\. Natasha Abbott
4\. Horst Kirchner
5\. Bonnie O'Brien
6\. Jason Webb  |  |  |
| Independent | 1\. Rachael Macdonald
2\. Wayne Reynolds
3\. May Kowalski
4\. Todd McKittrick
5\. Samantha Kew
6\. Joanne Lawrence  |  |  |
| Greens | 1\. Katrina Willis
2\. James Ansell
3\. Tonya Rooney
4\. Kathleen Maher
5\. Gregory Buckman
6\. Simon Wooldridge  |  |  |
| Independent | 1\. Steve Taskovski
2\. Manpreet Singh Cheema
3\. Velice Trajanoski
4\. Lou Baldan
5\. Samantha Kirchner
6\. Bashir Fayaq
7\. Charles Tran
8\. Hasina Ahmed
9\. Frank Agresta
10\. Alan Hill
11\. Zoran Duckinoski  |  |  |
| Grundy Independents  | 1\. Mareeta Grundy
2\. Shane Ivimey
3\. Johnny Lange
4\. Rachel Scattergood
5\. Antoni (Billie) Woods
6\. Bec Edwards
7\. Sian Rinaldi
8\. Michael Bagley  |  |  |
| Independent | Richard Graham  |  |  |
Total formal votes  |  |  |
Informal votes  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### 2021

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland § Queanbeyan–Palerang.[edit]

Elected councillor  | Party

|

| Bryce Wilson  | Labor
| Esma Livermore  | Labor
| John Preston  | Labor
| Kenrick Winchester  | A New Chapter
| Edwina Webster  | A New Chapter
| Louise Burton  | Liberal
| Jacqueline Ternouth  | Liberal
| Katrina Willis  | Greens
| Mareeta Grundy  | Independent
(Group B)
| Steve Taskovski  | Independent
(Group D)
| Michele Biscotti  | Team Biscotti
2021 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labor | 7,398  | 21.9  | +8.2
| A New Chapter  | 5,847  | 17.3  |
| Liberal | 5,829  | 17.2  | +8.0
| Greens | 3,389  | 10.0  | +3.5
| Independent (Group B) | 3,168  | 9.4  |
| Independent (Group D) | 2,518  | 7.4  |
| Team Biscotti  | 2,205  | 6.5  |
| Independent | Bill Waterhouse  | 1,181  | 3.5  |
| Independent (Group H) | 1,021  | 3.0  |
| Independent (Group C) | 1,004  | 3.0  |
| Independent | Ginevra Peisley  | 93  | 0.3  |
| Independent (Group E) | 87  | 0.3  |
| Independent | James Holgate  | 43  | 0.1  |
| Independent | Kyol Booth-Hunt  | 31  | 0.1  |
Total formal votes  | 33,813  | 95.3  | +1.1
Informal votes  | 1,684  | 4.7  | −1.1
Turnout | 35,497  | 86.1  | +7.8

## See also

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* New South Wales portal

* Local government areas of New South Wales

## References

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1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
3. ^ "Regional Population Growth, Australia. Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2015), 2005 to 2015 Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
4. ^ "Council elects new mayor for QPRC". 12 January 2022.
5. ^ "TEAM WINCHESTER". Facebook. QPRC Mayor Kenrick Winchester. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
6. ^ "Vote #1 Group I for Independent – Real leadership, real solutions!". grundyindependents.com/. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
7. ^ "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional". ABC News.
8. ^ "New Mayor Kenrick has a hell of a lot going on". Canberra CityNews. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. "Cr Winchester, who is a member of the Labor Party but sits on council as an independent"

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Queanbeyan–Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia

Queanbeyan suburbs|

* Crestwood
* Environa
* Googong
* Greenleigh
* Jerrabomberra
* Karabar
* Queanbeyan East
* Queanbeyan West
* Queanbeyan
* The Ridgeway
* Tralee

Localities and rural places|

* Araluen
* Back Creek
* Ballalaba
* Bendoura
* Berlang
* Bombay
* Boro
* Braidwood
* Bungendore
* Burra
* Bywong
* Captains Flat
* Carwoola
* Corang
* Currawang
* Durran Durra
* Farringdon
* Forbes Creek
* Harolds Cross
* Hoskinstown
* Jembaicumbene
* Krawarree
* Larbert
* Lake George
* Majors Creek
* Manar
* Marlowe
* Mayfield
* Monga
* Mongarlowe
* Mount Fairy
* Mulloon
* Nerriga
* Northangera
* Oallen
* Palerang
* Primrose Valley
* Reidsdale
* Rossi
* Royalla
* Sutton
* Tarago
* Tomboye
* Urila
* Warri
* Wamboin
* Williamsdale
* Wog Wog

Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

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Local government areas of New South Wales

Metropolitan Sydney|

| Inner Sydney|

* Bayside
* Hunter's Hill
* Inner West
* Lane Cove
* Mosman
* North Sydney
* Randwick
* Sydney
* Waverley
* Willoughby
* Woollahra

|

Outer Sydney|

* Blacktown
* Burwood
* Camden
* Campbelltown
* Canada Bay
* Canterbury Bankstown
* Cumberland
* Fairfield
* Georges River
* The Hills
* Hornsby
* Ku-ring-gai
* Liverpool
* Northern Beaches
* Parramatta
* Penrith
* Ryde
* Strathfield
* Sutherland

Sydney Surrounds|

* Blue Mountains
* Central Coast
* Hawkesbury
* Wollondilly

Mid North Coast|

* Bellingen
* Clarence Valley
* Coffs Harbour
* Kempsey
* Mid–Coast
* Nambucca Valley
* Port Macquarie-Hastings
* Unincorporated Lord Howe Island

Murray|

* Albury
* Balranald
* Berrigan
* Edward River
* Federation
* Greater Hume
* Murray River
* Wentworth

Murrumbidgee|

* Carrathool
* Coolamon
* Griffith
* Cootamundra-Gundagai
* Hay
* Junee
* Leeton
* Lockhart
* Murrumbidgee
* Narrandera
* Temora
* Wagga Wagga

Hunter|

* Cessnock
* Dungog
* Lake Macquarie
* Maitland
* Muswellbrook
* Newcastle
* Port Stephens
* Singleton
* Upper Hunter

Illawarra|

* Kiama
* Shellharbour
* Shoalhaven
* Wingecarribee
* Wollongong

Richmond Tweed|

* Ballina
* Byron
* Kyogle
* Lismore
* Richmond Valley
* Tweed

Southeastern|

* Bega
* Eurobodalla
* Goulburn Mulwaree
* Hilltops
* Queanbeyan–Palerang
* Snowy Monaro
* Snowy Valleys
* Upper Lachlan
* Yass Valley

Northern|

* Armidale
* Glen Innes-Severn
* Gunnedah
* Gwydir
* Inverell
* Liverpool Plains
* Moree Plains
* Narrabri
* Tamworth
* Tenterfield
* Uralla
* Walcha

Central West|

* Bathurst
* Bland
* Blayney
* Cabonne
* Cowra
* Forbes
* Lachlan
* Lithgow
* Mid-Western
* Oberon
* Orange
* Parkes
* Weddin

North Western|

* Bogan
* Bourke
* Brewarrina
* Cobar
* Coonamble
* Dubbo
* Gilgandra
* Narromine
* Walgett
* Warren
* Warrumbungle

Far West|

* Broken Hill
* Central Darling
* Unincorporated Far West

External territories|

* Norfolk Island

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NSW local government areas created, expanded and abolished in 2016

Councils
created|

* Armidale
* Bayside
* Canterbury Bankstown
* Central Coast
* Cootamundra-Gundagai
* Cumberland
* Dubbo
* Edward River
* Federation
* Georges River
* Hilltops
* Inner West
* Mid–Coast
* Murray River
* Murrumbidgee
* Northern Beaches
* Parramatta
* Queanbeyan–Palerang
* Snowy Monaro
* Snowy Valleys

Councils
abolished|

* Armidale Dumaresq
* Ashfield
* Auburn
* Bankstown
* Bombala
* Boorowa
* Botany Bay
* Canterbury
* Conargo
* Cooma-Monaro
* Cootamundra
* Corowa
* Deniliquin
* Dubbo
* Gloucester
* Gosford
* Great Lakes
* Greater Taree
* Gundagai
* Guyra
* Harden
* Holroyd
* Hurstville
* Jerilderie
* Kogarah
* Leichhardt
* Manly
* Marrickville
* Murray
* Murrumbidgee
* Palerang
* Pittwater
* Queanbeyan
* Rockdale
* Snowy River
* Tumbarumba
* Tumut
* Urana
* Wakool
* Warringah
* Wellington
* Wyong
* Young

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