Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

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]

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°25′S 149°27′E
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

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

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

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

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

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	1. Ross Macdonald (elected 1) 2. Mark Schweikert (elected 5) 3. Morgan Broadbent (elected 10) 4. Robert Schwartz 5. Louise Burton 6. Jacqueline Ternouth 7. Wayne Brown 8. Margaret Royds	8,248	23.3	+6.1
	Team Winchester	1. Kenrick Winchester (elected 3) 2. Bill Waterhouse (elected 7) 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	7,785	22.0	+5.7
	Labor	1. Bryce Wilson (elected 2) 2. Esma Livermore (elected 6) 3. John Preston (elected 11) 4. Barrina South 5. Timothy Nicholson 6. Shelley Evans 7. Michael MacWilliam	7,198	20.3	−1.6
	Grundy Independents	1. Mareeta Grundy (elected 4) 2. Shane Ivimey 3. Johnny Lange 4. Rachel Scattergood 5. Antoni (Billie) Woods 6. Bec Edwards 7. Sian Rinaldi 8. Michael Bagley	3,478	9.8	+0.4
	Greens	1. Katrina Willis (elected 8) 2. James Ansell 3. Tonya Rooney 4. Kathleen Maher 5. Gregory Buckman 6. Simon Wooldridge	2,929	8.3	−1.7
	Independent	1. Steve Taskovski (elected 9) 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	2,555	7.2	−0.2
	Independent	1. Trevor Hicks 2. Scott Hart 3. Natasha Abbott 4. Horst Kirchner 5. Bonnie O'Brien 6. Jason Webb	1,194	3.4
	Sustainable Australia	1. James Holgate 2. Michael Thompson 3. John Reynolds 4. Katrina Holgate 5. Darren Garnon 6. Philip Snare	1,082	3.1	+3.0
	Independent	1. Rachael Macdonald 2. Wayne Reynolds 3. May Kowalski 4. Todd McKittrick 5. Samantha Kew 6. Joanne Lawrence	565	1.6
	Independent	Richard Graham	370	1.1
Total formal votes			35,404	95.1
Informal votes			1,822	4.9
Turnout			37,226	82.1

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]

2021

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

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

See also

• New South Wales portal

• Local government areas of New South Wales

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
2. "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