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CHANGES TO COUNCIL COMMUNITY PROFILE
The new local government area (LGA) covers 38 square kilometres.
The following suburbs are now included in the Georges River Council LGA:
Allawah
Beverley Park
Beverly Hills (part)
Blakehurst
Carlton (part)
Carss Park
Connells Point
Hurstville
Hurstville Grove
Kingsgrove (part)
Kogarah
Kogarah Bay
Lugarno
Mortdale
Narwee (part)
Oatley
Peakhurst
Peakhurst Heights
Penshurst
Ramsgate (part)
Riverwood (part)
Sans Souci (part)
South Hurstville
In 2016 our expected population is estimated to be 147,000 people,
with a projected population growth to 181,000 residents by 2031.
WARD BOUNDARIES
The new wards for Georges River Council are:
Blakehurst
Hurstville
Kogarah Bay
Mortdale
Peakhurst
INTHIS
ISSUE
Council Meetings..............3
Kogarah Art Prize.............4
Hurstville Excellence in
Business Awards................5
Grants and Awards...........6
School Holiday Activities 8
Library Activities...............9
Environment News.........12
Works and Upgrades.....14
Community Focus .........15
Services and Contacts...16
NEXT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
FOR GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL:
SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2017
MAYOR AND
COUNCILLOR
REPRESENTATION
FROM 2017
Following Council
elections in September
2017, the new Council
will have 15 elected
Councillors across
five wards, with three
Councillors per ward.The
Mayor of Georges River
Council will be elected by
Councillors in accordance
with the
Local Government
Act 1993
.
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PEAKHURSTWARD
MORTDALEWARD
BLAKEHURSTWARD
HURSTVILLEWARD
KOGARAH BAYWARD