# Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a local government area (LGA) located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the City of Queanbeyan and Palerang Council.
The council has an area of 5,319 square kilometres (2,054 sq mi) and lies between the eastern boundary of the Australian Capital Territory and the coastal escarpment on both sides of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2021 census it had a population of 63,304. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.

## Towns and localities

The Queanbeyan urban area contains the following localities
* Crestwood
* Environa
* Googong
* Greenleigh
* Jerrabomberra
* Karabar
* Queanbeyan East
* Queanbeyan West
* Queanbeyan Town Centre
* The Ridgeway
* Royalla
* Tralee
The balance of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council area contains the towns of:
* Braidwood
* Bungendore
It also contains the following localities:
* Araluen
* Back Creek
* Ballalaba
* Bendoura
* Berlang
* Bombay
* Boro
* Budawang
* Burra
* Bywong
* Carwoola
* Captains Flat
* Charleys Forest
* Corang
* Currawang
* Durran Durra
* Farringdon
* Forbes Creek
* Harolds Cross
* Hereford Hall
* Hoskinstown
* Jembaicumbene
* Jerrabattgulla
* Jinden
* Kindervale
* Krawarree
* Lake George
* Larbert
* Majors Creek
* Manar
* Marlowe
* Mayfield
* Monga
* Mongarlowe
* Mount Fairy
* Mulloon
* Neringla
* Nerriga
* Northangera
* Oallen (part)
* Palerang
* Primrose Valley
* Reidsdale
* Rossi
* Royalla
* Snowball
* Sutton (part)
* Tarago (part)
* Tinderry (part)
* Tomboye
* Urila
* Wamboin
* Warri
* Williamsdale
* Wog Wog
* Wyanbene
* Yarrow

## Demographics

The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:
* 40,657 in City of Queanbeyan and
* 15,897 in Palerang Council

## Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. Independent Labor councillor Kenrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022.
The current composition of council is:
| Party | Party | Councillors |
| | Independents | 4 |
| | Labor | 3 |
| | Liberal | 2 |
| | Greens | 1 |
| | Independent Labor | 1 |
| Total | Total | 11 |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Team Winchester | 1. Kenrick Winchester 2. Bill Waterhouse 3. Margot Sachse 4. Kylie Prescott 5. Alex Tine 6. Shane Shipa 7. Peter Lindbeck 8. Dean Martin 9. Tony Wood 10. Tony Rayner 11. Jan Browne |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. James Holgate 2. Michael Thompson 3. John Reynolds 4. Katrina Holgate 5. Darren Garnon 6. Philip Snare |
| | Liberal | 1. Ross Macdonald 2. Mark Schweikert 3. Morgan Broadbent 4. Robert Schwartz 5. Louise Burton 6. Jacqueline Ternouth 7. Wayne Brown 8. Margaret Royds |
| | Labor | 1. Bryce Wilson 2. Esma Livermore 3. John Preston 4. Barrina South 5. Timothy Nicholson 6. Shelley Evans 7. Michael MacWilliam |
| | Independent | 1. Trevor Hicks 2. Scott Hart 3. Natasha Abbott 4. Horst Kirchner 5. Bonnie O'Brien 6. Jason Webb |
| | Independent | 1. Rachael Macdonald 2. Wayne Reynolds 3. May Kowalski 4. Todd McKittrick 5. Samantha Kew 6. Joanne Lawrence |
| | Greens | 1. Katrina Willis 2. James Ansell 3. Tonya Rooney 4. Kathleen Maher 5. Gregory Buckman 6. Simon Wooldridge |
| | Independent | 1. Steve Taskovski 2. Manpreet Singh Cheema 3. Velice Trajanoski 4. Lou Baldan 5. Samantha Kirchner 6. Bashir Fayaq 7. Charles Tran 8. Hasina Ahmed 9. Frank Agresta 10. Alan Hill 11. Zoran Duckinoski |
| | Grundy Independents | 1. Mareeta Grundy 2. Shane Ivimey 3. Johnny Lange 4. Rachel Scattergood 5. Antoni (Billie) Woods 6. Bec Edwards 7. Sian Rinaldi 8. Michael Bagley |
| | Independent | Richard Graham |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### 2021

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Bryce Wilson | Labor |
| Esma Livermore | Labor |
| John Preston | Labor |
| Kenrick Winchester | A New Chapter |
| Edwina Webster | A New Chapter |
| Louise Burton | Liberal |
| Jacqueline Ternouth | Liberal |
| Katrina Willis | Greens |
| Mareeta Grundy | Independent (Group B) |
| Steve Taskovski | Independent (Group D) |
| Michele Biscotti | Team Biscotti |
2021 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Labor | 7,398 | 21.9 | +8.2 |
| | A New Chapter | A New Chapter | 5,847 | 17.3 | |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 5,829 | 17.2 | +8.0 |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,389 | 10.0 | +3.5 |
| | Independent (Group B) | Independent (Group B) | 3,168 | 9.4 | |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 2,518 | 7.4 | |
| | Team Biscotti | Team Biscotti | 2,205 | 6.5 | |
| | Independent | Bill Waterhouse | 1,181 | 3.5 | |
| | Independent (Group H) | Independent (Group H) | 1,021 | 3.0 | |
| | Independent (Group C) | Independent (Group C) | 1,004 | 3.0 | |
| | Independent | Ginevra Peisley | 93 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent (Group E) | Independent (Group E) | 87 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | James Holgate | 43 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Kyol Booth-Hunt | 31 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,813 | 95.3 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,684 | 4.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,497 | 86.1 | +7.8 |