51-562: Erskine Street Police Station is a heritage-listed former police station at 82 Erskine Street, Sydney, City of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. It was designed by William Dumaresq and built in 1827. It is also known as the Erskine Street Watch House . It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Close to Darling Harbour , Erskine Street developed initially during
102-615: A Labor state government and completed in 1989 under a Liberal Coalition government saw the City of Sydney split again, with southern suburbs forming the City of South Sydney , a moved that advantaged the government of the day, as the southern suburbs now in South Sydney Council had traditionally voted Labor. On 8 May 2003 the Labor state Government partially undid this change, when approximately 40% of
153-455: A bauble to be delivered as soon as possible to someone that the new government thinks is right and proper to hold the position [...] Given the history ... it is a little difficult to view the proposed changes as anything other than being a state government trying again to get its way on who should be Lord Mayor of Sydney." The Lord Mayor Clover Moore also expressed her opposition, seeing it as another attempt to attack her administration and that
204-433: A decade, City of Sydney ratepayers have also been forced to foot an annual bill of approximately $ 1 million to maintain the non-residential electoral roll. Nowhere else in this state do we see one group of voters favoured in this way. It erodes the democratic process and undermines the vital importance of giving residents and ratepayers a balanced voice in local council elections." The City of Sydney Amendment Act 2023 passed
255-462: A new municipality of South Sydney. South Sydney was brought back into the city in 1982, but became separate again under the City of Sydney Act of 1988 and then became smaller than its original size at 6.19 km . It grew again in February 2004 with the merger of the two council areas, and now has a population of approximately 170,000 people. These changes in boundaries have often resulted in control of
306-515: A result of the COVID-19 pandemic . When compared with total population growth of Australia of 8.81% between 2011 and 2016, population growth in the Sydney local government area was almost triple the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Sydney was just under 1.5 times the national average. The proportion of dwellings in the City of Sydney that are apartments or units
357-454: A venue for local handmade crafts. The children's activities kept the little ones entertained with face painting and a kids zoo. It was open every Sunday 10am - 3pm at O'Riordan St Alexandria however, it has unfortunately been temporarily closed. Alexandria is serviced by Transdev John Holland routes to the Sydney central business district . Alexandria is also close to multiple railway stations. To
408-466: A year. Sydney has become a leader in the development of green office buildings and enforcing the requirement of all building proposals to be energy-efficient. The One Central Park development, completed in 2013, is an example of this implementation and design. Proposals to make all of Sydney's future buildings sustainable and environmentally friendly by using recycled water , rooftop gardens , efficient and renewable energy. The City of Sydney
459-432: Is 2015. The rough boundaries of Alexandria are Botany Road to the east, Gardeners Road to the south, Mitchell Road and Sydney Park to the west, and Boundary Road to the north. It is approximately 3.5 km south of Central station . The Parish of Alexandria was established in 1835. The naming of Alexandria and neighbouring Waterloo commemorates the famous British Empire military and naval victories over Napoleon –
510-571: Is 78.5%, which is substantially different from the Australian average of 14.2%. The proportion of residents in the Sydney local government area that claimed Australian ancestry was approximately half the national average. Sydney City Council is composed of ten Councillors, including the Lord Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is directly elected while the nine other Councillors are elected proportionally . The Deputy Lord Mayor
561-427: Is a largely industrial suburb with medium to high density residential areas. The suburb was once mostly terraced housing, that was demolished for light industrial use and warehousing which continues to this day. Pockets of quiet residential areas remain along the northern boundary of the suburb, adjoining Erskineville and Waterloo . One of the landing points of the trans-Pacific submarine telecommunications cable ,
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#1733106345954612-484: Is a major supporter of the Sydney Peace Prize . Sydney City Council maintains sister city relations with the following cities: Alexandria, New South Wales Alexandria is an inner southern suburb of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Alexandria is located 5 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney . The postcode
663-412: Is a small two-storey former police station with sandstone construction to the ground floor and brick with stone quoins, string courses and parapet capping to the first floor. The verandah to Erskine Street has been added during the twentieth century and infilled c. 1920. It was originally single storey with an attic, and the roof, now clad in corrugated iron, was originally clad in shingles. The building
714-595: Is elected annually by the councillors. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024 , and the makeup of the council, including the Lord Mayor, is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is: Unlike all other local government area in NSW (which are governed under the Local Government Act, 1993 ), the City of Sydney is governed under the City of Sydney Act, 1988 . On 25 September 2014,
765-529: The 2016 census , Alexandria had a population of 8,262. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population. The most common ancestries in Alexandria were Australian 31.6%, English 24.3%, Irish 13.6%, Chinese 10.1% and Scottish 9.9%. 59.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 3.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6%,
816-547: The Battles of Alexandria and Waterloo . The Iron Duke Hotel in Alexandria is itself named after the Duke of Wellington , as is Wellington Street in Waterloo. It was thought Alexandria may have been named after Princess Alexandra , Queen consort of King Edward VII , however, Alexandra was born on 1 December 1844 and the parish's naming predates the birth of Alexandra by six years. In 1868,
867-519: The Municipality of Alexandria was formed, after separating from Waterloo . The former Alexandria Town Hall is in Garden Street. Land for the building was acquired in 1879; the building was designed by Ferdinand Reuss Snr and completed in 1881. Major alterations took place over the years, right up to 1928. The building is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register . By 1943, Alexandria
918-511: The New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. City of Sydney The City of Sydney is the local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Established by Act of Parliament in 1842, the City of Sydney is the oldest, and the oldest-surviving, local government authority in New South Wales, and
969-586: The Princes Highway near St Peters railway station . Services operated from Circular Quay in a route similar to the Botany line as far as the Henderson Road junction. The line was closed in 1959. Transit Systems route 308 generally follows the route as far as St Peters station. Alexandria has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: At the 2021 census , there were 9,649 people living in Alexandria. At
1020-609: The Southern Cross Cable , is located in the suburb. Alexandria is part of the Green Square district, in the north east of the suburb, which is undergoing gentrification . This involves an urban renewal project that is constructing modern retail, business and medium-high density residential developments. Established in September 2009, its main purpose was to meet the community demand for local markets, providing fine produce and
1071-521: The United States 1.4% and Indonesia 1.2%. 74.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.1%, Spanish 2.0%, Cantonese 1.9%, Portuguese 1.0% and Indonesian 1.0%. The most common responses for religion in Alexandria were No Religion 57.2%, Catholic 16.4%, Anglican 5.0% and Buddhism 3.0%. 65.2% of residences were flats and 29.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. Alexandria
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#17331063459541122-492: The 2016 election and maintained by Council at an annual cost of $ 1.7 million, the additional business roll was widely criticised as being an infringement on the democratic process and an attempt to gerrymander election results by the Liberal/National Coalition. At the time of the bill ABC election analyst, Antony Green , noted: "For eight decades both sides of NSW politics have viewed Sydney's Lord Mayoralty as
1173-456: The Botany line at the junction of Henderson and Botany Roads in Alexandria. The line proceeded down Henderson Road then swung left into Mitchell Road. A turn-back was provided at Ashmore Road (near Erskineville Oval ) for short working. The line turned right into the present day Sydney Park Road (then known as an extension of Mitchell Road) before terminating at the junction with the Cook's River line at
1224-475: The City of Sydney are: Urban places : The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales defines an urban place as a place, site or precinct in an urban landscape, the name of which is in current use, but the limits of which have not been defined under the address locality program. The name Sydney comes from " Sydney Cove " which is where the English Governor (later Admiral) Arthur Phillip established
1275-486: The City of Sydney have changed fairly regularly since 1900. The bankrupt Municipality of Camperdown was merged with the city in 1909. As a result of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948 , the municipalities of Alexandria , Darlington , Erskineville , Newtown , Redfern , The Glebe , Waterloo , and Paddington were added to the city. In 1968 the boundaries were changed and many of these suburbs moved to be part of
1326-479: The City of Sydney, representing 39% of all non-residential electors for the area. On 13 September 2023, Ron Hoenig , the Minister for Local Government in the new Labor state government of Chris Minns , announced that the government had introduced the City of Sydney Amendment Bill 2023 and planned to be implemented at the next elections scheduled for September 2024, that would reverse the 2014 amendment act and remove
1377-607: The LGA. Alternatively the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales provides an interactive map of the Sydney LGA. At the 2021 census , there were 211,632 people in the Sydney local government area, of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Sydney was 34 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 7.6% of
1428-650: The NSW Liberal/National Coalition Government of Mike Baird , in conjunction with the Shooters and Fishers Party in the Legislative Council, passed the City of Sydney Amendment (Elections) Act, 2014 , which allowed businesses to have two votes each in City of Sydney elections via a compulsory non-resident register that is maintained at the expense of the City Council. Implemented for
1479-543: The Parliament on 21 September, and received royal assent from the Governor on 27 September 2023, returning to the optional single business vote in city elections. The City of Sydney has adopted various policies to reduce the council's climate impact , including strategies implemented since the 2000s to reduce car pollution by investing in mass and public transit and introducing a fleet of 10 new Nissan Leaf electric cars ,
1530-468: The South Sydney City Council area was merged back into the City of Sydney including Camperdown, Chippendale, Darlington, East Sydney, Kings Cross and Woolloomooloo. Glebe was also transferred back from Leichhardt Council to the City of Sydney. On 6 February 2004, the remaining parts of the South Sydney City Council were merged into the City of Sydney. Critics claimed that this was performed with
1581-461: The adaptation of early buildings that has taken place. It is part of the Erskine Street group of nineteenth century buildings that is one of the major groups in the city. The building is in a pivotal location on the corner of Clarence and Erskine Streets linking the Erskine Street terraces to 105A Clarence Street and having high street architecture value. Erskine Street Police Station was listed on
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1632-526: The business vote is "complex, costly and has no clear public benefit." However, one supporter of the business vote was former councillor Angela Vithoulkas : "Businesses and property owners pay over 72% of the rates [in the City of Sydney], they deserve to have a voice and exercise their democratic right." Following the 2021 council elections , the NSW Electoral Commission issued 18,501 failure to vote notices and fines to non-residential electors in
1683-610: The compulsory double business voting roll, and return to the system of optional single business voting. On this announcement Hoenig commented: "The amendments were made by the Liberals in a brazen attempt to oust Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore from office and give the party an electoral advantage in controlling the Sydney Town Hall. As expected, the amendments have clearly missed their target with thousands of non-resident ratepayers being slugged with fines for not voting instead. For nearly
1734-521: The council adopted the Sustainable Sydney 2030 programme, which outlined various energy targets, such as a comprehensive plan to reduce energy in homes and offices within Sydney by 30%. In the commercial space, reductions in energy consumption have decreased energy bills by $ 30 million a year in more than half of office spaces, and solar panels ] have been installed on many CBD buildings in an effort to minimise carbon pollution by around 3,000 tonnes
1785-582: The council by the governing party in the Parliament of New South Wales at the time; the Labor Party often sought to have traditional working-class suburbs like Redfern, Erskineville, Alexandria and Waterloo included in the council area, and the Liberal Party and its predecessors often desired a smaller council area focused on inner-Sydney or a limited/broader voting franchise. A 1987 re-organisation initiated by
1836-549: The early decades of the nineteenth century as residential and mercantile, servicing the trading character of the Harbour. Its proximity to an area considered by authorities to be potentially dangerous, frequented as it was by convicts, sailors and labourers, encouraged the city to locate a watch-house within the residential group. The watch-house at No. 82, built in 1827 and still operating until recently became closely linked with this row of houses. The former Erskine Street Police Station
1887-569: The east, Waterloo railway station is serviced by the Metro North West & Bankstown Line , while Green Square railway station is serviced by the Airport & South Line . To the west, Erskineville railway station and St Peters railway station are serviced by either the Airport & South Line or the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line . Sydney Park is a large recreational area on
1938-400: The fire. The building was reported to be in poor condition overall as of 2005. The former Watch House is of historic, aesthetic, social and streetscape significance as one of the early surviving buildings of Sydney. It is a rare example of early Sydney building on a small scale demonstrating construction techniques of the time. The twentieth century additions are well considered and demonstrate
1989-819: The first settlement, after arriving with the First Fleet . On 26 January 1788, he named it after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney , who was the Home Secretary at the time, and the man responsible for the plan for the convict colony in Australia. The "City of Sydney" was established on 20 July 1842 by the Corporation Act which encompasses present-day Woolloomooloo , Surry Hills , Chippendale and Pyrmont , an area of 11.65 km . There were six wards established by boundary posts. These wards were: Gipps, Brisbane, Macquarie, Bourke, Cook and Phillip. A boundary post still exists in front of Sydney Square. The boundaries of
2040-532: The governing party of the State of New South Wales. The City of Sydney is currently governed under the City of Sydney Act, 1988 , which defines and limits the powers, election method, constitution and boundaries of the council area. On 6 February 2004, the former local government area of the City of South Sydney , which itself had been created in 1989 from areas formerly part of the City of Sydney (including Alexandria , Darlington , Erskineville , Newtown and Redfern ),
2091-609: The intention of creating a "super-council" which would be under the control of Labor, which also controlled the NSW Government. Subsequent to this merger, an election took place on 27 March 2004 which resulted in the independent candidate Clover Moore defeating the high-profile Labor candidate, former federal minister Michael Lee and winning the position of Lord Mayor . The current City of Sydney Local Government Area (LGA) covers about 26.15 square kilometres (281,500,000 sq ft). City of Sydney provides an official map of
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2142-557: The largest order of the vehicle in Australia. The council has also invested in bicycle infrastructure, and cycling trips have increased by 113% across Sydney's inner-city since March 2010, with approximately 2,000 bikes passing through top peak-hour intersections on an average weekday. The City of Sydney became the first council in Australia to achieve formal certification as carbon-neutral in 2008. The city has reduced its 2007 carbon emissions by 6% and since 2006 has reduced carbon emissions from city buildings by up to 20%. In 2008,
2193-554: The new compulsory business register "placed an unworkable and costly burden on the council [...] One of the great flaws of the legislation was that it gives businesses two votes and residents just one, completely reversing one of the founding principles of Australia’s democracy: one vote, one value. [It] was not about business voting at all – it was about manipulating democracy." Moore's position has been supported by several community groups and also Labor Councillor and President of Local Government NSW, Linda Scott, who expressed her view that
2244-416: The population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 25.2% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated. Population growth in the City of Sydney between the 2006 Census and the 2011 Census was 4.57%; with a significant increase of 22.93% between 2011 and 2016; and a more modest increase of 1.56% between 2016 and 2021 likely as
2295-400: The second-oldest in Australia, with only the City of Adelaide being older by two years. Given its prominent position, historically, geographically, economically and socially, the City of Sydney has long been a source of political interest and intrigue. As a result of this, the boundaries, constitution and legal basis of the council have changed many times throughout its history, often to suit
2346-555: The western border. Alexandria Park and McKell Playground are situated on Buckland Street. Tennis courts and a cricket oval are located here. Erskineville Oval is just over the western border. Erskineville Oval is the home ground of the Alexandria Rovers junior rugby league team. The Alexandria Dukes Rugby Football Club play in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition and will again contest
2397-472: Was burnt out in the mid-twentieth century and the interiors were reconstructed at that time. The building is set at the top of the Erskine Street terraces and next to Laurence & Wherry in Clarence Street, making its location as part of this rare surviving terrace group, of pivotal importance. The window opening detail to Clarence Street appears to have been altered and the interior was refitted following
2448-450: Was designed by William Dumaresq (1793–1868) and is a part of Sydney's early history as well as being an important link with early government law and order ideals. Additions were made to the original building in 1910 and in the early 1920s. In 1978, the former police station was formally reserved for use by charitable organisations. It is now occupied by "The Station", a drop-in centre for homeless youth. The building at 82 Erskine Street
2499-463: Was formally merged into the City of Sydney and the current city boundaries date from this merger. The leader of the City of Sydney is known as the Lord Mayor of Sydney , currently held since 27 March 2004 by Clover Moore , who also served concurrently as the state Member of Parliament for Sydney and Bligh from 1988 to 2012. Suburbs within or partially within the City of Sydney are: Localities in
2550-445: Was part of a new municipality, South Sydney Council. South Sydney was brought back into the City of Sydney in 1982 and then became separate again under the City of Sydney Act of 1988. In 2004, Alexandria moved back into the City of Sydney, when the City of Sydney was merged with the City of South Sydney . The former Alexandria tram line opened in 1902 as a single-track electric line that was duplicated in 1910. The line branched off from
2601-444: Was the largest industrial district in Australia, and known as the " Birmingham of Australia", with everything from bricks to aeroplanes manufactured in 550 factories in just 1,000 acres (4.0 km ). The municipality was abolished upon merger into the City of Sydney in 1949, along with Darlington , Erskineville , Newtown , Redfern , Waterloo, Paddington and The Glebe . In 1968 the boundaries were changed again and Alexandria
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