Palerang Council
Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Palerang Council was a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of the Palerang Council with immediate effect. Together with Queanbeyan City the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.[3] Both councils had opposed the amalgamation. Elections for the new Council area were held in September 2017. The former mayor of Queanbeyan City Council was appointed by the New South Wales Government as administrator until that date.
Palerang New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°15′S 149°27′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 15,306 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.9813/km2 (7.7215/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 11 February 2004 (2004-02-11) | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,134 km2 (1,982.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Last Mayor | Pete Harrison | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Bungendore[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Website | Palerang | ||||||||||||||
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The last mayor of the Palerang Council was Cr. Pete Harrison, an independent politician.