City of Queanbeyan
Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former local government area. For the current local government area, see Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. For the regional city, see Queanbeyan.
Queanbeyan City was a local government area located in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory, the Queanbeyan River, the Molonglo River, the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway.
Quick Facts City of Queanbeyan New South Wales, Coordinates ...
City of Queanbeyan New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°21′S 149°13′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 40,568 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 235.9/km2 (610.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 172 km2 (66.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Last Mayor | Tim Overall | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Queanbeyan[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Queanbeyan | ||||||||||||||
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On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the Palerang Council the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
The last mayor of the Queanbeyan City Council was Tim Overall, an independent politician.