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In April 2000 Concord Council and Drummoyne Council sought the permission of the Minister of Local Government for a voluntary amalgamation. A Local Government Boundaries Commission inquiry, which began on 2 May 2000, concluded that the merger should go ahead if the councils still agreed. (1)
The amalgamated Concord and Drummoyne Councils became the City of Canada Bay Council, which was proclaimed on 27 September 2000, under the Local Government Act 1993 (Act No.30, 1993), and began operations on 1 December 2000. (2) The first election was held on 12 December 2000. The new council had nine councillors and served a population of approximately 60,926. (3)
The City of Canada Bay was located in inner-west Sydney, along the Parramatta River, in the Parish of Concord, County of Cumberland. In 2014 it covered an area of approximately 20 square kilometres with its geographical centre in the suburb of Concord. (4)
Endnotes.
1. Department of Local Government, Annual Report 2000/2001, pp.66-67.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.127, 29 September 2000, pp.10889-92.
3. Department of Local Government, Annual Report 2000/2001, pp.66-67.
4. City of Canada Bay, http://www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au/city-of-canada-bay-area---main-page.html (cited 11 February 2014).
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