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City of Cessnock
Cessnock, New South Wales
Location in New South WalesPopulation: 50,834(2009)[1] • Density: 25.4/km² (65.8/sq mi) Postcode: 2320-2327, 2330, 2334, 2335[2] Coordinates: 32°50′3″S 151°21′19.8″E / 32.83417°S 151.3555°ECoordinates: 32°50′3″S 151°21′19.8″E / 32.83417°S 151.3555°E Area: 1966 km² (759.1 sq mi) Time zone: • Summer (DST)
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Mayor: Alison Davey Location: LGA: Port Stephens Council[2] Council Seat: 62–78 Vincent St Cessnock[3] Region: Hunter[2] County: Northumberland State District: Federal Division: Hunter[6] 
LGAs around City of Cessnock: Singleton Singleton, Maitland Maitland Singleton City of Cessnock Newcastle Hawkesbury Hawkesbury, Gosford Lake Macquarie, Wyong Cessnock City Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located to the west of Newcastle. The largest population centre and council seat is the city of Cessnock, after which the LGA is named.
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Main towns and villages
The Cessnock City Council area includes Kurri Kurri, Weston, Pelaw Main, Abermain, Bellbird, Kearsley, Mulbring, Kitchener, Paxton, Millfield, Ellalong, Wollombi, Neath Branxton and Greta.
Council
Cessnock City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally, in addition to the mayor, who is directly elected. The city is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors.[7] The current makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:[7]
Party Councillors Independents 6 Australian Labor Party 4 Liberal Party of Australia 1 The Greens 2 Total 13 The current council, elected in 2008, is:[7]
Ward Councillor Party Notes Mayor Alison Davey Independent Mayor A Ward James Hawkins Labor Rachel Main Independent Elected on Alison Davey's ticket Cordelia Burcham Liberal Deputy Mayor B Ward Bob Pynsent Labor Ian Olsen Independent Dale Troy Independent C Ward Jeff Maybury Labor Allan McCudden Independent Christopher Parker Greens D Ward Graham Smith Labor James Ryan Greens Neil Gorman Independent Income statistics
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, during 2005-06 there were 16,532 wage and salary earners earning a total income of A$676,867,087. The estimated average income per wage and salary earner was $40,943 and the estimated median income was $35,190.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=1720®ion=HT. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "City of Cessnock Council". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1720. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/cessnock. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/upper_hunter. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Federal Electorate Search: Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Hunter&filterby=Electorate. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ a b c "Cessnock City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Cessnock.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16.[dead link]
- ^ "1A: Wage and Salary Earners, Total Number and Total Wage and Salary Income, Local Government Areas, 2005–06". 5673.0.55.003 - Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia - Data Cubes, 2005-06. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 16 April 2009. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/5673.0.55.0032005-06?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Cessnock | Hunter Region | New South Wales Towns, suburbs
& localitiesAberdare • Aberdare West • Abermain • Abernethy • Allandale • Anvil Creek • Bellbird • Bellbird Heights • Big Yengo • Bishops Bridge • Black Hill • Blaxlands Arm • Boree • Branxton • Brunkerville • Buchanan • Buttai • Campbell • Cedar Creek • Central Wattagan • Cessnock • Cessnock North • Cessnock South • Cessnock West • Cliftleigh • Congewai • Crawfordville • East Branxton • East Cessnock • Eglinford • Ellalong • Elrington • Greta • Greta Main • Heaton • Heddon Greta • Kearsley • Keinbah • Kitchener • Kurri Kurri • Kurri Kurri North • Kurri Kurri West • Laguna • Little Wallabadah • Lovedale • Loxford • Millfield • Mootai • Moruben • Mount View • Mount Vincent • Mulbring • Murrays Run • Narone Creek • Neath • North Rothbury • Nulkaba • Paxton • Paynes Crossing • Pelaw Main • Pelton • Pokolbin • Quorrobolong • Richmond Main • Richmond Vale • Rothbury • Sawyers Gully • South Weston • Spion Kop • Stanford Merthyr • Stockrington • Sweetmans Creek • Tomalpin • Watagan • Watagan Central • Watagan Forest • Weston • Wollombi • Yallambie • Yango • Yango Creek
Other places &
points of interestCessnock Airport • Hunter Valley Railway Trust • Huntlee (proposed town) • Mount Sugarloaf • Richmond Vale Railway • Watagans National Park • Werakata National Park
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