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This made Newcastle the first Australian city that was not a capital to receive such an honour. [1] On 1 April 1949 the official title of the council became the "City of Newcastle". [2] The current Lord Mayor-Elect of Newcastle is Ross Kerridge, who was elected at the 2024 local government elections.
The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area. The Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Dr. Ross Kerridge, an Independent Labor politician elected under the team campaign banner 'Our Newcastle' at the 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections. [10]
This region (officially the Newcastle statistical subdivision) comprises the local government areas (LGAs) of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. [1] [2] The 2021 Australian Census recorded the Newcastle Greater Metropolitan area as having a population of 682,465. [n 1]
The airport, which is a joint venture between Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, has experienced rapid growth since 2000 as a result of an increase in low-cost airline operations. The airport is located at RAAF Base Williamtown , a Royal Australian Air Force base on land leased from the Department of Defence .
The airport is jointly owned by Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, and managed by Newcastle Airport Pty Ltd.The airport and associated developments support over 3,300 jobs and contributed $1.19 billion to the economy of the lower Hunter Region in 2015.
The building served as the city hall for the Council of the City of Newcastle between 1929 and 1977. The building, located at 289 King Street, was designed by noted theatre architect Henry Eli White and the foundation stone was laid by the Governor of New South Wales , Sir Dudley de Chair , on 20 April 1928. [ 2 ]
She was elected to the City of Newcastle council in 2008, succeeding her father, long-serving Labor councillor Paul Scobie. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] She was the Labor candidate for Lord Mayor at the 2012 election, and was endorsed by former state MP Jodi McKay , but was defeated by developer and conservative independent candidate Jeff McCloy .
[17] [18] The proclamation of the new Bayside Council occurred on 9 September 2016, following the conclusion of legal action by Botany Bay City Council in the Court of Appeal. [19] In December, the NSW Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed Woollahra Council's appeal, finding no merit in its arguments that the proposed merger with its ...