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4 unusual facts about Local government in Australia


City of Maryborough

City of Maryborough was the name of two former Local government in Australia

County-level city

While the idea of a "city" being a unit consisting of several "towns" is not a common one in English-speaking world, a somewhat similar naming convention is used for local government areas in some parts of Australia.

Leuralla

Leuralla is a historic house in Leura, a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area 109 km west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

Wellington Shire

Wellington Shire could refer to either of two Local government in Australia


Berowra Waters, New South Wales

Berowra is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.

Black Mountain, Queensland

It is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa (between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region).

Fullerton Cove, New South Wales

Fullerton Cove is a rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located just north of Fern Bay and adjacent to Fullerton Cove, from which the suburb gets its name.

Grange, South Australia

Grange is part of Grange Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Tom Scheffler and Raelene Hanley.

Horsham, Victoria

It is the largest city by population in the Wimmera region, and it is the main administrative centre for, and the most populous city within, the Rural City of Horsham local government area.

Lapstone, New South Wales

Lapstone is located 62 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains and is part of the federal electorate of Macquarie.

Noosaville, Queensland

Noosaville is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia, within the local government area of Shire of Noosa (between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region).

Penneshaw, South Australia

Penneshaw is in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Finniss and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Mayo.

Salt Pan Creek

Salt Pan Creek rises west southwest of the suburb of Mount Lewis, within the Bankstown local government area, and flows generally south by east through the Canterbury and Hurstville local government areas, before reaching its confluence with the Georges River, at Riverwood.

Shire of Diamantina

The Shire of Diamantina is a local government area in Central West Queensland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Shire of Waterford

The Shire of Waterford is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Waterford.

Tranmere, Tasmania

The suburb is in the local government area of City of Clarence, and lies in close proximity to Howrah.

Yarrowlumla Shire

Yarrowlumla Shire was a local government area in New South Wales, which surrounded the Australian Capital Territory until February 2004, when it was divided between Palerang Council, Yass Valley Council, Queanbeyan City Council and a small part going to the Cooma-Monaro Shire.


see also

William Dixon Allot

The year 1840 saw the first local government in Australia with the election of a mayor, three aldermen and fifteen councilors to the new Adelaide Corporation with James Hurtle Fisher as the first mayor who ran office from 1840 to 1842.