Albury City is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The LGA covers the entirety of the Albury urban area including the suburbs of Forrest Hill, Lavington, Thurgoona, Splitters Creek, Ettamogah, Bowna, Table Top and Wirlinga.
The LGA is administered by the Albury City Council, consisting of a Mayor and eight Councillors with day-to-day operations controlled by a General Manager.
[edit] History
Albury was declared a municipality in 1859 and proclaimed a city in 1946.[3]
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Albury City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor not directly elected.[4] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[4]
| Party | Councillors |
| | Independents and Unaffiliated | 8 |
| | Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement | 1 |
| Total | 9 |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[4]
| Councillor | Party | Notes |
| | Patricia Gould | Unaffiliated | Mayor |
| | Alice Glachan | Independent | Deputy Mayor |
| | Paul Wareham | Independent | |
| | Robert Angus | Unaffiliated | Elected on Patricia Gould's ticket |
| | Daryl Betteridge | Independent | |
| | Philomena Sawyer | Citizens and Ratepayers | |
| | Hank van de Ven | Independent | |
| | Neville Hull | Independent | |
| | Amanda Duncan-Strelec | Independent | |
[edit] Sister city
Albury is a sister city with Nanping. The agreement was formalised in September 2003.[5]
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Coordinates: 36°03′S 146°57′E / 36.05°S 146.95°E / -36.05; 146.95
