{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}} {{About|the former local government area|the current local government area|Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council|the regional city|Queanbeyan}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = City of Queanbeyan | state = nsw | image = Queanbeyan LGA NSW.png | caption = Location in New South Wales | pop = 40,568 | pop_year = 2013 est | pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&32180ds0003_2003-13.xls&3218.0&Data%20Cubes&811CDB2C6F0319E3CA257CAE000ECBD6&0&2012-13&03.04.2014&Latest|title=3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales|date=3 April 2014|access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> | area = 172 | est = | abolished = {{end date|2016|05|12|df=y}} | coordinates = {{coord|35|21|S|149|13|E|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}} | seat = Queanbeyan<ref name="dlg" >{{cite web |title=Queanbeyan City Council |publisher=Department of Local Government |url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6470 |access-date=25 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906231525/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6470 |archive-date=6 September 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | mayor = Tim Overall | mayortitle = Last Mayor | region = Southern Tablelands | logo = | url = http://www.qcc.nsw.gov.au/ | fedgov = Eden-Monaro | stategov = Monaro | near-nw = ACT | near-n = ACT | near-ne = Palerang | near-w = ACT | near-e = Palerang | near-sw = ACT | near-s = Palerang | near-se = Palerang }}

'''Queanbeyan City''' was a local government area located in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory, the Queanbeyan River, the Molonglo River, the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway.

On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the Palerang Council the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.

The last mayor of the Queanbeyan City Council was Tim Overall, an independent politician.

== Cities, towns and localities == The Queanbeyan City Council area included the suburbs and villages of: {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Carwoola * Crestwood * Environa * Googong * Greenleigh * Jerrabomberra * Karabar * Queanbeyan East * Queanbeyan West * Queanbeyan * The Ridgeway * Royalla * Tralee {{Div col end}}

In 1998 Queanbeyan Council applied to have the localities of Letchworth, Larmer, Dodsworth and De Salis recognised as suburbs and these names were assigned by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. A more recent Council has had these names withdrawn.

== Council == thumb|270px|Former Queanbeyan City Council Chambers in Crawford Street (December 2011)

=== Composition and election method === Until its dissolution, the Queanbeyan City Council was composed of ten councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was directly elected while the nine other councillors were elected proportionally as one entire ward. {{As of|2012|9|8|alt=As of the election held on 8 September 2012}}, the makeup of the last council, including the mayor, was as follows:<ref name=mayor/><ref name=EC>{{cite web |url=http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/queanbeyan-city-council/councillor |title=Queanbeyan City Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate |work=Local Government Election 2012 |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001807/http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/queanbeyan-city-council/councillor |archive-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiandemocrats.org.au/democrats_welcome_local_councillor |title=Democrats Welcome Local Councillor |access-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126142401/http://www.australiandemocrats.org.au/democrats_welcome_local_councillor |archive-date=26 January 2014 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Independents and Unaligned | align=right | 6 |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; | Labor Party | align=right | 3 |- | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}|&nbsp; | Australian Democrats | align=right | 1

|- | | '''Total''' | align=right | '''10''' |}

The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was:<ref name=EC/>

{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Tim Overall | Independent | Mayor<ref name=mayor>{{cite web |url=http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/queanbeyan-city-council/mayoral |title=Queanbeyan City Council – Mayoral Election |work=Local Government Election 2012 |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013527/http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/queanbeyan-city-council/mayoral |archive-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Trudy Taylor | Independent | Elected on Tim Overall's ticket |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; | Brian Brown | Labor | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Jamie Cregan | Independent | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Sue Whelan | Independent | |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Velice Trajanoski | Independent | Elected on Tim Overall's ticket |- | {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp; | Peter Bray | Independent | Elected on Tim Overall's ticket |- | {{Australian party style|Democrats}}|&nbsp; | Toni McLennan | Australian Democrats | Elected on Tim Overall's ticket |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; | Judith Burfoot | Labor | Elected on Brian Brown's ticket |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp; | Kenrick Winchester | Labor | |}

=== Past Mayors of Queanbeyan === {{Unreferenced section|date=October 2012}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Councillor!!Term of office |- |J. J. Wright ||1885-1888 |- |John Bull ||1888-1889 |- |George Tompsitt ||1889-1890 |- |Edwin Henry Land ||1890-1891 |- |Nathan Moses Lazarus ||1891-1892 |- |Edwin Henry Land ||1892-1897 |- |William Pike ||1897-1899 |- |Patrick Blackall ||1900-1903 |- |James Pike ||1900 |- |Henry Hungerford ||1904-1905 |- |Edwin Atkinson ||1906-1907 |- |Ernest Hincksman ||1907-1909 |- |Richard Moore ||1909-1910 |- |Arthur Collett ||1910-1912 |- |Fredrick Woodward ||1913 |- |Richard Moore ||1913-1914 |- |Frederick Woodward ||1915-1917 |- |Arthur Collett ||1917-1920 |- |Frederick Woodward ||1920-1921 |- |James Harris ||1922-1924 |- |William Freebody ||1925-1927 |- |Henry Land ||1927-1929 |- |William Freebody ||1929-1932 |- |Henry Taylor ||1932-1935 |- |John Esmond ||1935-1939 |- |Henry Taylor ||1939-1951 |- |Ralph Spendelove ||1951-1954 |- |Arthur Lambert ||1954-1963 |- |Frederick Land ||1963-1980 |- |David Madew ||1980-1991 |- |Frank Pangallo ||1991-2008 |- |Tim Overall ||2008–2016 |}

==Election results== ===2012=== {{excerpt|Results of the 2012 New South Wales local elections|section=Queanbeyan}}

==Amalgamation== A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Queanbeyan City Council merge with adjoining councils. The NSW Government considered two options. The first option was to merge Queanbeyan Council with parts of the Palerang Council to form a new council with an area of {{convert|3791|km2}} and support a population of approximately {{formatnum:55000}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/da6b4f3091e419393850651a0feb8312/Queanbeyan-Palerang.pdf |title=Merger proposal:Palerang Council (part), Queanbeyan City Council |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=January 2016 |access-date=10 March 2016 |page=7 }}</ref> The alternative, proposed by Palerang Council on 29 January 2016, was for an amalgamation of the whole of Palerang with Queanbeyan Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/4fd95b5a46cdd9f08a0b3f748702fa0b/160129-Palerang-Queanbeyan-Full-Merger-Proposal.pdf |title=Palerang and Queanbeyan City councils Proposal |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=10 March 2016 |author=Palerang Council }}</ref> On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the Palerang Council the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.<ref name=qprc>{{cite web |url=https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/queanbeyan-palerang-regional-council/ |title=Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council|work=Stronger Councils |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=12 May 2016 |access-date=20 May 2016 }}</ref>

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