City of Ipswich

This article is about the local government area. For the suburb, see Ipswich (suburb), Queensland. For the metropolitan area, see Ipswich, Queensland.

Coordinates: 27°36′40.37″S 152°45′41.95″E / 27.6112139°S 152.7616528°E / -27.6112139; 152.7616528

City of Ipswich Queensland
Location within South East Queensland
Population:	168,131(2010)[1]
Established:	1860
Area:	1203.7 km² (464.8 sq mi)
Mayor:	Paul Pisasale
Council Seat:	Ipswich
Region:	South East Queensland
State District:	Ipswich, Bundamba
Federal Division:	Oxley, Blair, Forde
Website: http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Ipswich: Somerset Somerset Brisbane Lockyer Valley City of Ipswich Logan Southern Downs Scenic Rim Logan

The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of 65.7 square kilometres (25.4 sq mi) along the coast about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 (2009).

History

Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales,^[2] a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 people, granted municipal town status. The petition was gazetted the following day, and no counter-petition was received.^[3][4][5]

On 29 November, the letters patent authorised by Queen Victoria which were to make Queensland a separate colony were published in New South Wales, and the petition was forwarded to the new Queensland governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. On 10 December 1859, the same day that the letters patent were published in Queensland, the petition was regazetted. On 3 March 1860 the Town of Ipswich was proclaimed, and its first elections were held on 19 April 1860, where John Murphy became its first Mayor. The City's corporate logo was designed by Reverend Lacey H. Rumsey, the rector of St Paul's Church in Ipswich in 1861.^[6][7][5]

The Town applied on 22 November 1904 to become a City, the status being conferred by the Government of Queensland on 1 December 1904 and its first mayor was Hugh Reilly.^[5] On its declaration, the City of Ipswich only covered the central area of Ipswich itself—even what are today considered inner suburbs were parts of different entities. These eventually merged to form the Shire of Moreton on 13 October 1916 (initially known as the Shire of Ipswich), which merged into the City on 11 March 1995.^[8]

In March 2000, Ipswich ceded some rural territory in Mount Walker, Mutdapilly, Rosevale and Warrill View to the neighbouring Shire of Boonah. Following the major reforms of local government in Queensland, on 15 March 2008, Ipswich lost the largely rural areas of Harrisville and Peak Crossing in its southeast to the new Scenic Rim Region.

Wards

The town has 10 councillors each representing one division (or ward). Each councillor serves a four-year term. The mayor is directly elected.

Mayors

Former city logo incorporating crest.

Mayor	Term
Paul Pisasale	2004–current
John Nugent	1995–2004
David Underwood	1991–1995
Des Freeman	1979–1991
Arthur Hastings	1973–1979
James Finimore	1950–1973
J.C. Minnis	1939–1949
A.G. Sutton	1938–1939[9]
Alfred Tully Stephenson	1933–1938
Oliver Perry	1930–1932
Alfred Tully Stephenson	1921–1929

Prior to 1921, mayors were elected on an annual basis from amongst the councillors.^[10]

Suburbs

Urban: Augustine Heights Barellan Point Basin Pocket Bellbird Park Blacksoil Blackstone Booval Brassall Brookwater Bundamba Camira Churchill Chuwar Coalfalls Collingwood Park Dinmore East Ipswich Eastern Heights Ebenezer Ebbw Vale Flinders View Gailes Goodna Haigslea Ipswich Karalee

Karrabin Leichhardt Moores Pocket Muirlea New Chum Newtown North Booval North Ipswich North Tivoli One Mile Raceview Redbank Redbank Plains Ripley Riverview Rosewood Sadliers Crossing Silkstone Springfield Springfield Lakes Swanbank Tivoli West Ipswich Woodend Wulkuraka Yamanto

Rural: Amberley Ashwell Calvert Deebing Heights Ebenezer Goolman Grandchester Haigslea Ironbark Jeebropilly Lanefield Marburg Mount Forbes Mount Marrow Mutdapilly Pine Mountain Purga Rosewood South Ripley Spring Mountain Tallegalla Thagoona The Bluff White Rock Walloon Willowbank Woolshed

Sister Cities

• Nerima City, Japan (since 1994)
• Hyderabad, India (since 2010)

External links

• Official site

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
2. ^ 22 Vic No. 13 (Imp), assented 27 October 1858
3. ^ Larcombe, F.A. (Frederick) (1973). The Origin of Local Government in New South Wales 1831-58. Sydney University Press. p. 273–274. ISBN 0424066106. 
4. ^ National Archives of Australia (2005). "Letters Patent erecting Colony of Queensland 6 June 1859 (UK)". http://foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?sdID=47. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Ipswich City Council (17 October 2007). "Council History". http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_council/council_history/. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 
6. ^ Larcombe, F.A. (Frederick) (1973). The Origin of Local Government in New South Wales 1831-58. Sydney University Press. p. 273–274. ISBN 0424066106. 
7. ^ National Archives of Australia (2005). "Letters Patent erecting Colony of Queensland 6 June 1859 (UK)". http://foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?sdID=47. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 
8. ^ "Local Government Act 1993 - Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette: p. 1995:1381. 11 March 1995. 
9. ^ A.G. Sutton was appointed to serve out Stephenson's term after the latter's death in October 1938.
10. ^ Ipswich City Council (2005). "Mayors of Ipswich 1860-2005 - Chronological List". http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/documents/heritage/chronological_list_mayors.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-14.