City of Willoughby

City of Willoughby New South Wales
Population:	69,269(2009)[1]
• Density:	2800/km² (7,252.0/sq mi)
Area:	22.6 km² (8.7 sq mi)
Mayor:	Patrick Reilly JP
Council Seat:	Chatswood
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Willoughby, Lane Cove
Federal Division:	Bradfield, North Sydney, Warringah
Website: http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around City of Willoughby: Ku-ring-gai Council Warringah Council City of Ryde City of Willoughby Manly Council Municipality of Lane Cove North Sydney Council Municipality of Mosman

The City of Willoughby is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 km north of the Sydney central business district.

The main commercial centre of the LGA is Chatswood, home to one of Sydney's suburban skyscraper clusters. Other commercial centres are the suburbs of Willoughby, St Leonards and Artarmon. Willoughby is situated on an elevated plateau, and all of Sydney's television stations broadcast from towers in the area. The Royal North Shore Hospital (RNS), situated in St Leonards (within the LGA), is one of Sydney's major hospitals.

Willoughby City Council chambers, taken 6 April 2005.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Willoughby are:

• Artarmon
• Castle Cove
• Castlecrag
• Chatswood
• Chatswood West
• Middle Cove
• Naremburn
• North Willoughby
• Northbridge
• Roseville
• Willoughby
• Willoughby East

Council

Willoughby City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.^[2] The current makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:^[2]

Party		Councillors
	Independents	12
	The Greens	1
	Total	13

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[2]

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Mayor		Pat Reilly	Independent
Middle Harbour		Wendy Norton	Independent	Elected on Pat Reilly's ticket
		Judith Rutherford	Independent
		Robert Wilson	Independent	Elected on Pat Reilly's ticket
Naremburn		Stuart Coppock	Independent
		Barry Thompson	Independent
		Kate Lamb	Independent
Sailors Bay		Gail Giles-Gidney	Independent
		Adrian Cox	Independent
		John Hooper	Independent
West		Lynne Saville	Greens
		Terry Fogarty	Independent
		Mandy Stevens	Independent

Economy

Carter Holt Harvey's head Australia office is located in Level 6 of Tower A of The Zenith Tower at 821 Pacific Highway in the Chatswood area of the City of Willoughby.^[3]

References

1. ^ 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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Willoughby City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Willoughby.html. Retrieved 2009-08-02. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Contact." Carter Holt Harvey. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.

External links

• City of Willoughby is at coordinates 33°48′10″S 151°11′52″E / 33.80291°S 151.19778°E / -33.80291; 151.19778Coordinates: 33°48′10″S 151°11′52″E / 33.80291°S 151.19778°E / -33.80291; 151.19778
• 2001 Census Information