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3 unusual facts about Warringah Council


Warringah Council

It features Dolphin supporters, a crested Wedge-tailed Eagle, the Flannel flower within a shield, and the motto, "Arte et Labore" ("by Skill and Labour").

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Warringah local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 68% of all residents (national average was 65.2%).

The Minister for Local Government at the time, Gerry Peacocke, nevertheless announced the secession of A Riding from Warringah Council, considering that those who did not vote did not have any particular inclination to how they were governed, and thus Pittwater Council was created.


Freshwater, New South Wales

In 2012, Warringah Council in partnership with Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club signed a Goodwill Beach City Agreement with the coastal community of Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Wakehurst Public School

Among those present at the opening ceremony were: Paul Couvret (President of Warringah Shire Council), G. Conomy (Assistant Director General of Education), Dr. Terry Metherell (State Member for Davidson), The Reverend C. Knibb, M. Blanch (NSW Inspector of Schools) and the Principal of the day, Neville Trotter.


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