City of Parramatta

The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Initially in 1861 it was formed as Municipality of Parramatta. Already in 1867 it became The Borough of Parramatta in 1867, and eventually was called the City of Parramatta in 1938.

In 1948 Ermington-Rydalmere, Dundas, Granville and Parramatta councils were amalgamated.

Suburbs in the local government area

• Constitution Hill
• Camellia
• Carlingford
• Clyde
• Dundas
• Dundas Valley
• Eastwood
• Epping
• Ermington
• Granville
• Guildford East
• Harris Park
• Kingsdene
• Merrylands
• Melrose Park
• Northmead
• Oatlands
• Old Toongabbie
• Parramatta
• Parramatta North
• Pendle Hill
• Rosehill
• Rydalmere
• South Granville
• Telopea
• Toongabbie
• Winston Hills
• Wentworthville, north of the railway line only
• Westmead, north of the railway line only

Councillors on Parramatta City Council

• Chris Worthington, Australian Labor Party
• David Borger, Australian Labor Party
• Paul Barber, Australian Labor Party
• Maureen Walsh, Australian Labor Party
• Pierre Esber, Australian Labor Party
• Anita Brown, Australian Labor Party
• Julia Finn, Australian Labor Party
• Omar Jamal, Australian Labor Party
• Chiang Xavier Lim, Liberal Party of Australia
• Brian Prudames, Liberal Party of Australia
• Andrew Wilson, Liberal Party of Australia
• Tony Issa, OAM, Liberal Party of Australia
• John Chedid, Liberal Party of Australia
• Paul Garrard, Independent
• Lorraine Wearne, Independent

Sister Cities

• Beersheba, Israel
• Cebu City, Philippines

External links

• Parramatta City Council website
• 2001 Census Information