Английская Википедия:Bathurst Regional Council

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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Bathurst Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line. At the Шаблон:CensusAU, the Bathurst Region had a population of 41 300.

The administrative centre of the area is located in the city of Bathurst, approximately Шаблон:Convert west of Sydney.

The mayor of Bathurst is Cr. Robert Taylor, Deputy Mayor being Cr. Benjamin Fry, both unaligned politicians.

Файл:Bathurst Civic Centre New Year's Eve.jpg

Bathurst Civic Centre at new year's eve (31/12/2021)

City, towns and localities

In addition to the city of Bathurst, the LGA contains the villages of Eglinton, Freemantle, Perthville, Rockley, Raglan, Georges Plains, Trunkey Creek, Brewongle, Vittoria, Peel, Wattle Flat, Sofala, Hill End, Meadow Flat, Sallys Flat, Caloola and Kelso

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Bathurst Regional local government area
Census year			2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	38 519	Шаблон:Gain 41 300
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	52Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Gain 51Шаблон:Small
		% of New South Wales population	0.56%	Шаблон:Decrease 0.55%
		% of Australian population	0.18%	Шаблон:Steady 0.18%
		Estimated ATSI population on census night	1,634	Шаблон:Gain2,244
		% of ATSI population to residents	4.20%	Шаблон:Gain 5.40%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian	32.9%	Шаблон:Decrease 31.5%
		English	30.1%	Шаблон:Decrease 29.5%
		Irish	10.9%	Шаблон:Increase  11.1%
		Scottish	7.3%	Шаблон:Increase 7.5%
		German	2.6%	Шаблон:Steady 2.6%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	0.2%	Шаблон:Increase 0.3%
		Arabic	0.3%	Шаблон:Decrease 0.2%
		Cantonese	0.2%	Шаблон:Steady 0.2%
		Punjabi	n/a	Шаблон:Increase 0.2%
		German	0.2%	Шаблон:Steady 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	34.1%	Шаблон:Decrease 31.1%
		No religion, so described	16.0%	Шаблон:Increase 22.4%
		Anglican	23.2%	Шаблон:Decrease 19.1%
		Not stated	n/a	Шаблон:Increase 11.3%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	4.6%	Шаблон:Decrease 4.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income	A$544	A$646
		% of Australian median income	94%	Шаблон:Increase 98%
Family income		Median weekly family income	A$1,437	A$1,632
		% of Australian median income	97%	Шаблон:Decrease 94%
Household income		Median weekly household income	A$1,142	A$1,310
		% of Australian median income	93%	Шаблон:Loss 91%

Council

Current composition and election method

Bathurst Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed three-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election of councillors was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Back Bathurst	2
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Balanced Bathurst	2
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Better Bathurst	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independents	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Marg Hogan Team	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Team Aubin	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Team Hanger	1
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Ben Fry	Balanced Bathurst	Deputy Mayor
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Robert 'Stumpy' Taylor	Back Bathurst	Mayor 2022-date
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Ian North	Independent	Mayor 2021-2021
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Marg Hogan	Marg Hogan Team
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Kirralee Burke	Balanced Bathurst
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Graeme Hanger Шаблон:Post-nominals	Team Hanger	Mayor 2017-2019
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Jess Jennings	Better Bathurst
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Andrew (Struthy) Smith	Back Bathurst
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Warren Aubin	Team Aubin

History

Шаблон:See also Bathurst was proclaimed a city in 1885. The Bathurst Region was created on 26 May 2004 as a result of a merger of Bathurst City and Evans Shire.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Bathurst Region merge with the Oberon Shire to form a new council with an area of Шаблон:Convert and support a population of approximately 47 000. The outcome of an independent review was expected to be completed by mid–2016. Bathurst Regional Council was officially notified on 6 March 2017 by the NSW State Government that the proposed merger between Bathurst Regional Council and Oberon Council will not proceed. The letter from the Minister for Local Government Gabrielle Upton advising Council of the decision can be viewed on the Bathurst Regional Council official website.

Sister cities

Bathurst has had a sister city relationship with Ohkuma (Japan) since March 1991.The relationship provides an opportunity for both Bathurst and Ohkuma residents to learn about each other's culture and language. As part of the relationship Council coordinates the Sister City Working Party. This group is made up of different community members who have an interest in Japan and further developing the strong relationship that already exists between Bathurst and Ohkuma. Bathurst has sister city relations with the following city:

• Шаблон:Flagicon Ōkuma, Japan, since 1991

External links

• Шаблон:Official website