City of Ryde
Encyclopedia
The City of Ryde is a Local Government Area in Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
, on the Lower North Shore and Greater Western Sydney
over West Ryde and Eastwood District.
The local government area extends from the Parramatta River to the Lane Cove River
which encircles the area in the north, and is bounded in the east by the peninsula of Hunters Hill and the city of Parramatta in the west.
Cr Artin Etmekdjian is the Mayor of Ryde. Cr Ivan Petch is the Deputy Mayor.
The current council, elected in 2008, is:
On 2 September 2009, one week before the 2009 mayoral election, Liberal mayor Vic Tagg resigned from the Liberal Party, bringing the number of independents to 5, and the Liberals down to 3.
During the weeks leading to the vote for the Ryde City Mayoralty, Cr Tagg was unable to secure the support of sufficient councillors in retaining the mayoralty. As the Independent councillors were required for the Liberal candidate to secure the mayoralty, the Liberals moved to support Cr Etmekdjian who 3 of the 4 Independents were willing to support.
At the Ryde City Council meeting on 8 September 2009, Cr Tagg supported the Labor candidate Cr Butterworth for the mayoralty, joining Cr Li and the Labor councillors. The 6-6 split forced a hat draw, which Cr Butterworth won.
The campus
of Macquarie University
is located in Macquarie Park.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, on the Lower North Shore and Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
over West Ryde and Eastwood District.
The local government area extends from the Parramatta River to the Lane Cove River
Lane Cove River
The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River, Sydney, Australia. Its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour.-Description:...
which encircles the area in the north, and is bounded in the east by the peninsula of Hunters Hill and the city of Parramatta in the west.
Cr Artin Etmekdjian is the Mayor of Ryde. Cr Ivan Petch is the Deputy Mayor.
Council
Ryde City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into three wards, each electing four councillors. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
4 | |
| Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
4 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
4 | |
| Total | 12 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:
| Ward | Central Ward | Nicole Campbell | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
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| Bill Pickering | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
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| Jeff Salvestro-Martin | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
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| Sarkis Yedelian OAM | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
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| East Ward | Vic Tagg | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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| Ivan Petch Ivan Petch Ivan John Petch is an Australian politician.Born in Concord, New South Wales, Petch attended Putney Primary School and Fort Street Boys High School before receiving his tertiary education in electrical engineering and music at Sydney Technical College... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
Deputy Mayor | |||
| Gabrielle O'Donnell | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
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| Roy Maggio | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
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| West Ward | Artin Etmekdjian | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
Mayor | ||
| Terry Perram | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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| Michael Butterworth | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
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| Justin Li | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
On 2 September 2009, one week before the 2009 mayoral election, Liberal mayor Vic Tagg resigned from the Liberal Party, bringing the number of independents to 5, and the Liberals down to 3.
During the weeks leading to the vote for the Ryde City Mayoralty, Cr Tagg was unable to secure the support of sufficient councillors in retaining the mayoralty. As the Independent councillors were required for the Liberal candidate to secure the mayoralty, the Liberals moved to support Cr Etmekdjian who 3 of the 4 Independents were willing to support.
At the Ryde City Council meeting on 8 September 2009, Cr Tagg supported the Labor candidate Cr Butterworth for the mayoralty, joining Cr Li and the Labor councillors. The 6-6 split forced a hat draw, which Cr Butterworth won.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Ryde are:- Chatswood WestChatswood West, New South WalesChatswood West is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chatswood West is located 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Willoughby and the City of Ryde on the western shore of...
- DenistoneDenistone, New South WalesDenistone is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
- Denistone EastDenistone East, New South WalesDenistone East is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone East is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
- Denistone WestDenistone West, New South WalesDenistone West is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Denistone West is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
- East RydeEast Ryde, New South WalesEast Ryde is a suburb in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. East Ryde is located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde. East Ryde sits on the western bank of the Lane Cove River...
- EastwoodEastwood, New South WalesEastwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastwood is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta...
- GladesvilleGladesville, New South WalesGladesville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gladesville is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the Municipality of Hunter's Hill and is part of the Northern Suburbs area.Gladesville prides...
- Macquarie ParkMacquarie Park, New South WalesMacquarie Park is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
- MarsfieldMarsfield, New South WalesMarsfield is a suburb on the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marsfield is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.-History:...
- MeadowbankMeadowbank, New South WalesMeadowbank is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Meadowbank is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area...
- Melrose ParkMelrose Park, New South WalesMelrose Park is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Melrose Park is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and is part of the Northern Suburbs area...
- North RydeNorth Ryde, New South WalesNorth Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Ryde is located 15 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
- PutneyPutney, New South WalesPutney is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located west-northwest of the Sydney central business district on the northern bank of the Parramatta River...
- RydeRyde, New South WalesRyde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ryde is located 13 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and 8 km east of Parramatta. Ryde is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area...
- Tennyson PointTennyson Point, New South WalesTennyson Point is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Tennyson Point is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde and is part of the Northern Suburbs area....
- West RydeWest Ryde, New South WalesWest Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. West Ryde is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde and is part of the Northern Suburbs area....
The campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
of Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
is located in Macquarie Park.
Localities in the local government area
- Adwill Place
- Blenheim Road
- Faraday Park
- Fullers Bridge
- Glades Bay
- Macquarie Centre
- Monash Park
- Sagar Place
- Top Ryde
Corporate Software Systems
The City of Ryde makes use of the following corporate software systems.- Asset Management System: TechnologyOne Works & Assets
- Document/Records Management System: TRIMTrimTrim may refer to:* Cutting small pieces off something** Book trimming, a stage of the publishing process** Editing*** Editing a posting style in online discourse** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees-Places:...
- Financial System: Finance One
- Geographical Information System: CadcorpCadcorpComputer Aided Development Corporation Ltd. is a British owned and run company established in 1991. Cadcorp has its headquarters in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, U.K. and a development office in London...