Bayside Council

Bayside Council
New South Wales
Rockdale Town Hall, one of the two seats of Bayside Council
Population 156,058 (2016 census)[1][2]
 • Density 3,120/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Established 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Area 50 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Mayor Bill Saravinovski
Council seat Rockdale, Botany (alternate)
Region Metropolitan Sydney
(St George,
Eastern Suburbs)
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Website Bayside Council
LGAs around Bayside Council:
Inner West Sydney Randwick
Canterbury-Bankstown Bayside Council Randwick
Georges River Sutherland Botany Bay

Bayside Council is a local government area located around Botany Bay which is split between the eastern suburbs and St George areas of Sydney, located between 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the CBD[3] in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the Botany Bay and the Rockdale councils.[4]

The Council comprises an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 156,058.[1][2]

The inaugural Mayor of Bayside Council is Bill Saravinovski, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected at the first meeting of the elected council on 27 September 2017.[5]

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs in the Bayside Council area are:

Bayside Council also manages and maintains the following localities:

  • Bardwell Creek
  • Bado-berong Creek
  • Cooks Cove
  • Lady Robinson Beach
  • Landing Lights Wetland (Riverine Park Wetlands)
  • Muddy Creek
  • Rockdale Bicentennial Park
  • Rocky Point
  • Sandringham Bay
  • St Kilda Point
  • Sydney Airport Wetlands
  • Wolli Creek Valley

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 156,058 people in the Bayside local government area; of these 49.5 per cent were male and 50.5 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in Bayside Council was 35 years; slightly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.4 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 61.6 per cent were married and 7.1 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1][2]

At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Bayside local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon approached 29 per cent of all residents. In excess of 51 per cent of all residents in Bayside Council nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2016 census, which was below the national average of 57.7 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Bayside local government area had a lower than average proportion (20.7 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2 per cent); and a lower proportion (41.1 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent).[1][2]

Selected historical census data for Bayside Council local government area
Census year2016[1][2]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night156,058
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales17th
% of New South Wales population2.09%
% of Australian population0.67%
Estimated ATSI population on census night1,555
% of ATSI population to residents1.00%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		English14.95%
Australian14.80%
Chinese13.81%
Greek8.98%
Lebanese5.10%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Greek7.06%
Mandarin6.71%
Arabic5.85%
Cantonese3.80%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		Catholic23.55%
No religion, as described20.49%
Eastern Orthodox12.54%
Not stated9.44%
Islam8.72%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$693
% of Australian median income104.68%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,833
% of Australian median income105.71%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,601
% of Australian median income111.34%

Council

The Bayside Council comprises fifteen Councillors elected proportionally, with three Councillors elected in five wards. On 9 September 2017 the current council was elected for a fixed three-year term of office.[4] The Mayor is elected bi-annually and Deputy Mayor annually by the councillors at the first meeting of the council.[6]

MayorTermNotes
AdministratorGreg Wright9 September 2016 – 27 September 2017General Manager of Camden 2004–2012, Broken Hill 2013, and Administrator of Central Darling Shire 2013–2016.[6][7][8][9]
MayorBill Saravinovski27 September 2017 – dateMayor of Rockdale 2015–2016[5]
Deputy MayorJoe Awada27 September 2017 – dateRockdale Fourth Ward Councillor 2004–2016[5]
General ManagerTermNotes
Meredith Wallace9 September 2016 – dateGeneral Manager of Rockdale 2011–2016[6][10]

Current composition

The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the Council, by order of election, is as follows:

PartyCouncillors
  Australian Labor Party 7
  Liberal Party of Australia 5
  Independents 3
Total 15
WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Bexley Ward[11]   Joe Awada Labor Deputy Mayor 2017–date[5]
  Liza Barlow Independent Rockdale Deputy Mayor 2012–2015
  Ron Bezic Liberal Rockdale Fifth Ward Councillor 2012–2016
Botany Bay Ward[12]   Ed McDougall Labor
  Vicki Poulos Liberal
  James Macdonald Independent Rockdale Deputy Mayor 2010–2011
Mascot Ward[13]   Tarek Ibrahim Labor Rockdale Second Ward Councillor 2012–2016
  Michael Nagi Liberal Rockdale Deputy Mayor 2015–2016
  Dorothy Rapisardi Labor
Port Botany Ward[14]   Christina Curry Labor Botany Bay Ward Three Councillor 2012–2016
  Scott Morrissey Labor
  Paul Sedrak Liberal Rockdale Fourth Ward Councillor 2012–2016
Rockdale Ward[15]   Bill Saravinovski Labor Mayor 2017–date[5]
  Petros Kalligas Liberal Rockdale Second Ward Councillor 2012–2016
  Andrew Tsounis Independent Rockdale First Ward Councillor 2012–2016

History

Bayside Council was created on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the former City of Botany Bay and City of Rockdale councils.[4] There was significant community opposition to the merger from within both communities. In Botany Bay, residents were given the chance to have their say in a community poll which was held on 27 February 2016.[16] Ultimately 97.8 per cent of Botany Bay residents voted 'no' when asked the question 'Do you agree that the City of Botany Bay should merge with Rockdale City Council?'.[17] The former Rockdale Council indicated that its preference was to merge with City of Kogarah and City of Hurstville.[18]

Councillors at the City of Botany Bay also attempted to seek a compromise by proposing to merge Botany Bay Council with Randwick Council and parts of the City of Sydney. Residents in both Botany Bay and Randwick, including the former Mayor of Randwick, Noel D'Souza, favoured this proposal which would have united similar communities in southern Randwick and in Botany Bay.[19] This shared culture is demonstrated by a universal love of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, which led some to nickname this the Rabbitohs Council proposal. This compared with the Baird Government's preferred model which would unite Rabbitohs' territory in Randwick Council with Roosters territory in the Municipality of Waverley and Woollahra Council.[20]

The NSW Government decided to proceed with the amalgamation.[18]

A sailing boat above water was chosen as the new Bayside Council logo.[21] The selection of the logo to represent Bayside Council into the future was a difficult one. Not only did the design have to reflect the vision of Bayside, it needed to work graphically on all council’s signage. “The idea to use the boat came from the idea that to move forward in a boat everyone has to row together. Bayside is a new community and to move forward everyone needs to work together”.[22] Bayside Council received 78 logo designs from 40 individuals in the competition to find a new logo which reflects the new Council.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Botany Bay (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockdale (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Merger Proposal:City of Botany Bay Council & Rockdale City Council" (PDF). NSW Government. January 2016. p. 13. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bayside Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Beichert, Kahlia (27 September 2017). "Bill Saravinovski is Bayside Council mayor". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Local Government (Bayside) Proclamation 2016 [NSW]". Parliament of New South Wales. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Beichert, Kahlia (22 September 2016). "Bayside Administrator Greg Wright hits the ground running". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Central Darling Shire administrator reassures council staff". ABC News. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Boisvert, Eugene (3 April 2013). "New city manager sacked from previous job". ABC News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Beichert, Kahlia (22 June 2017). "Bayside Council general manager on her road from library assistant to leader". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Bayside - Bexley Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bayside - Botany Bay Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Bayside - Mascot Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Bayside - Port Botany Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Bayside - Rockdale Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  16. ↑ Trembath, Murray (2016-02-29). "Botany Bay says 'I don't' to Rockdale". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  17. ↑ "Council Community Poll 2016". Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  18. 1 2 "Botany Bay and Rockdale merged". Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  19. ↑ "Randwick mayor wanted merger 20 years ago". Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  20. ↑ Needham, Kirsty (2016-01-11). "Council merger blueprint claims Rabbitohs heartland as Sydney Roosters gain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  21. ↑ http://www.theleader.com.au/story/4847743/bayside-council-unveils-new-logo/
  22. ↑ http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/60b9ba_3341f110f50a483cbba7791288243b6c.pdf

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