City of Cessnock Cessnock, New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population:	49,888 (30 June 2008)[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°E / -32.83417; 151.3555Coordinates: 32°50′3″S 151°21′19.8″E / 32.83417°S 151.3555°E / -32.83417; 151.3555
Area:	1966 km² (759.1 sq mi)
Time zone:  • Summer (DST)	AEST (UTC+10) AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor:	Alison Davey
Location:	154 km (96 mi) N of Sydney 52 km (32 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA:	Port Stephens Council[2]
Council Seat:	62–78 Vincent St Cessnock[3]
Region:	Hunter[2]
County:	Northumberland
State District:	Cessnock[4] Upper Hunter[5]
Federal Division:	Hunter[6]
Website: http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au
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.

Contents 1 Main towns and villages 2 Council 3 Income statistics 4 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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	5
	Australian Labor Party	4
	Liberal Party of Australia	2
	The Greens	2
	Total	13

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[7]

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Mayor		Alison Davey	Independent
A Ward		James Hawkins	Labor
		Rachel Main	Independent	Elected on Alison Davey's ticket
		Cordelia Burcham	Liberal
B Ward		Bob Pynsent	Labor
		Ian Olsen	Independent
		Dale Troy	Liberal
C Ward		Jeff Maybury	Labor
		Allan McCudden	Independent
		Christopher Parker	Greens
D Ward		Graham Smith	Labor
		James Ryan	Greens
		Neil Gorman	Independent

[edit] 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 AU$676,867,087. The estimated average income per wage and salary earner was $40,943 and the estimated median income was $35,190.^[8]

[edit] References

v • d • e Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Cessnock | Hunter Region | New South Wales Towns, suburbs & localities Aberdare • 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 • Gretamain • Heaton • Heddon Greta • Kearsley • Kearsley Selections • 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 • Nulkaba • Paxton • Paynes Crossing • Pelaw Main • Pelton • Pokolbin • Quorrobolong • Richmond Main • Richmond Vale • Rothbury • Rothbury North • 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 interest Cessnock Airport • Hunter Valley wine country • Huntlee (proposed town) • Mount Sugarloaf • Richmond Vale Railway • Watagans National Park

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