Unique IDAY-0061Description*** This activity applies to all Councils ***
Negotiation and implementation of changes to the area for which a Council is the responsible local government authority.
The first significant boundary change for the City of Sydney was the incorporation of Moore Park within the City in 1871 (when the Council was appointed Trustee of the Park). The first boundary change affecting inhabited areas was the absorption of Camperdown.
Hilary Golder: Sydney's Elections: A Short Electoral History of Sydney City Council 1842-1992 (Sydney, SCC, 1995). Changes to boundaries since 1908 have mostly been the result of state government initiatives intended to alter the political complexion of the Council, or to ensure the Council could not manage or oppose major State Government projects (Darling Harbour Authority, Sydney Cove Authority).
For Councils other than the City of Sydney, the first boundary change occurred when Redfern Municipal Council was divided and part formed into Waterloo Municipal Council in 1860.CreationCity of Sydney Boundaries Extension Act 1908.
Incorporated former municipality of Camperdown into Sydney.
Later legislation altering boundaries needs further research. Note: responsibility for Moore Park from 1870.
Municipalities Act 1858 s5 (for Councils other than the City of Sydney): existing municipalities may be divided.AbolitionLocal Government Areas Act 1948 (for Councils other than the City of Sydney)
Start date31st December 1860Start date qualifierbyEnd date31st December 1860Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Suburban municipal government FN-0029 (31/12/1860 to 31/12/1948)
RELATED TO: Governance of the Council FN-0021 (01/01/1909)
