City of Holroyd

City of Holroyd New South Wales
Population:	100,122(2009)[1]
• Density:	2503.1/km² (6,483.0/sq mi)
Area:	40 km² (15.4 sq mi)
Mayor:	Greg Cummings
Council Seat:	Merrylands
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Fairfield, Granville, Parramatta, Smithfield, Toongabbie
Federal Division:	McMahon, Blaxland, Greenway
Website: http://www.holroyd.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Holroyd: City of Blacktown City of Parramatta City of Parramatta City of Blacktown City of Holroyd City of Parramatta City of Fairfield City of Fairfield City of Parramatta

The Council Chambers in Merrylands

Holroyd is a Local Government Area and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the Western Sydney region. Originally known as the Municipality of Prospect and Sherwood it was incorporated in February 1872, in 1927 it was renamed the Municipality of Holroyd after Arthur Holroyd, the first mayor. In December 1990 was declared City of Holroyd.

Holroyd City contains a large number of 19th Century houses throughout the area.^[2]

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Holroyd are:

• Girraween
• Granville
• Greystanes
• Guildford
• Guildford West
• Fairfield
• Holroyd
• Mays Hill
• Merrylands
• Merrylands West
• Parramatta
• Pemulwuy
• Pendle Hill
• South Wentworthville
• Toongabbie
• Wentworthville
• Westmead
• Woodpark
• Yennora

Council

Holroyd City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The city is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.^[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[3]

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

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

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
East Ward		Peter Monaghan	Labor	Deputy Mayor
		Eddy Sarkis	Liberal
		Mark Pigram	Holroyd Independents
North Ward		Vasee Rajadurai	Labor
		Gregg Ritchie	Liberal
		Yvette Whitfield	Holroyd Independents
South Ward		Nasr Kafrouni	Liberal
		Pam Colman	Labor
		John Perry	Holroyd Independents	Mayor
West Ward		Allan Ezzy	Holroyd Independents
		Greg Cummings	Labor
		Ross Grove	Liberal

Places of Interest

• Linnwood Historic Museum
• Central Gardens — a popular picnic and recreation area
• Mays Hill Cemetery — a historic cemetery

Holroyd Youth Services

Holroyd Youth Services (HYS) was incorporated as a service for young people in 1988. The premises in which HYS operate are provided by Holroyd City Council and staff funding is provided by the Department of Community Services.^[4]

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. ^ Heritage Areas in Holroyd
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Holroyd City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Holroyd.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Holroyd Youth Services MySpace page

External links

• Holroyd City Council.
• [1].

Coordinates: 33°50′S 150°59′E / 33.833°S 150.983°E / -33.833; 150.983