City of Ryde

City of Ryde New South Wales
Population:	104,955(2009)[1]
• Density:	2360/km² (6,112.4/sq mi) [2]
Area:	40.651 km² (15.7 sq mi) [2]
Mayor:	Artin Etmekdjian
Council Seat:	Ryde
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Ryde, Epping, Lane Cove
Federal Division:	Bennelong
Website: http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Ryde: Hornsby Shire Ku-ring-gai Council Ku-ring-gai Council City of Parramatta City of Ryde Municipality of Lane Cove Auburn Council City of Canada Bay Municipality of Hunter's Hill

This article is about the Australian city and local government area. For the suburb, see Ryde, New South Wales.

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.

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.^[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[3]

Party		Councillors
	Independents	4
	Australian Labor Party	4
	Liberal Party of Australia	4
	Total	12

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[3]

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Central Ward		Nicole Campbell	Labor
		Bill Pickering	Liberal
		Jeff Salvestro-Martin	Labor
		Sarkis Yedelian OAM	Liberal
East Ward		Vic Tagg	Independent
		Ivan Petch	Independent	Deputy Mayor
		Gabrielle O'Donnell	Labor
		Roy Maggio	Liberal
West Ward		Artin Etmekdjian	Liberal	Mayor
		Terry Perram	Independent
		Michael Butterworth	Labor
		Justin Li	Independent

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Ryde are:

• Chatswood West
• Denistone
• Denistone East
• Denistone West
• East Ryde
• Eastwood

Ryde Civic Centre

• Gladesville
• Macquarie Park
• Marsfield
• Meadowbank
• Melrose Park
• North Ryde
• Putney
• Ryde
• Tennyson Point
• West Ryde

The campus of Macquarie University 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.^[6]

• Asset Management System: TechnologyOne Works & Assets
• Document/Records Management System: TRIM
• Financial System: Finance One
• Geographical Information System: Cadcorp

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "City of Ryde - City Profile". http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/WEB/SITE/me.get?site.home&PAGE1389. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Ryde City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Ryde.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/news/comments/shock-switch/
5. ^ "The City of Ryde Council minutes. 8 September 2009". http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/WEB_SITE_KNOWLEDGEBASE/MEETINGS/Council_2/Minutes_3/2009_1980/gm1509_080909m_2166.pdf. 
6. ^ Ryde City Council, Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base, accessed April 20, 2010

External links

• Ryde City Council website
• 2001 Census Information

Coordinates: 33°49′S 151°06′E / 33.817°S 151.1°E / -33.817; 151.1