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The following section is a resource guide created to help answer students with questions/ projects about Council. Please click on the following highlighted links for more information:
School and Student Council Visit Program Liverpool City Council’s Student Council Chambers Visit program is aimed at primary school students to help them learn more about what the Liverpool City Council does and their local community. Students will learn about:
Students will also receive a Student Resource booklet and Council showbag (including merchandise and colouring in activity sheets). Duration The visit takes approximately 1.5 hours. Cost There is no cost for a Student Council Chambers Visit. When can your school visit Schools can elect the day they would like to visit Council however reservations are determined by Council Chambers availability. How to book Teachers should call Council’s Customer Service Centre on 1300 36 2170 to make a reservation. The History of Liverpool Liverpool was founded on November 7, 1810 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and named in honour of the Earl of Liverpool, the then Secretary of State for the Colonies. Liverpool is Australia’s fourth oldest town behind Sydney, Parramatta and Hobart. Unlike these cities, Liverpool was the first free planned settlement of Australia. After planning the Town Square, Macquarie appointed emancipated architect Francis Greenway to design a church. In 1818 he laid the foundation stone and named the church St Lukess. Another monument to Greenway’s genius is the TAFE College, which was built as the first hospital. The coming of the railway opened in September 1856 and the electric telegraph in 1858, provided speedy, safe transport and communications and began the transformation of Liverpool into a major regional city. The history of local government in Liverpool dates back to 1848 when a district Council was formed. It was not until June 27, 1872 that the Liverpool municipality was proclaimed and Richard Sadleir became the first Mayor. The First World War brought changes to Liverpool. There were extensive military training activities in the area and German prisoners of war were held at Holsworthy. The Holsworthy-Moorebank area was again used during World War II to train and house thousands of troops. The Army has maintained its long association with the Liverpool community through the Holsworthy barracks and field training establishment. Liverpool’s current population is 155,000.By 2020, over 250,000 people are expected to call Liverpool home. The Local Government Area covers 305 square kilometres and is incredible diverse. Pertaining to its heritage, Liverpool still consists of semi-rural areas but also has an expanding and lively City Centre where major commercial and retail opportunities exist. For more information click on the following highlighted link to go to the History of Liverpool section of Council's website. The three levels of Government There are three levels of government in Australia – federal government, state government and local government. Sometimes their duties overlap. At other times they are quite separate. Federal Government This is the national level of government. The Federal Government is also called the Commonwealth. Its job is to decide on matters that affect the whole country – things like foreign affairs, the army, TV and telephone services. The leader of the Commonwealth is called the Prime Minister. The Federal Government meets in Canberra, which is the nation’s capital. State Government Each state has its own State Government. Some of the things state governments are responsible for include education, health, police, railways, main roads and public housing. The leader of each State Government is called the Premier. State Governments meet in the capital City of their state. In NSW the State Government meets in Sydney. Local Government Local Government is the third kind of government. An individual Local Government is called a Council. It is responsible for a much smaller area than the Federal or State Governments. The leader of the council is called the Mayor. Each Local Government is governed by its own local Council. Councils control such things as garbage removal, local roads, buildings, parks, libraries, childcare, youth services, social planning, and the local environment in general as well as many other resident services. What is Council? Local Councils can be made up of a group of suburbs, a town and the surrounding countryside or a rural area. Councils that are very large or are responsible for a major town are called city councils. Some council’s which look after an area which is partly rural are called shire councils. Liverpool City Council is a City Council. Liverpool City Council governs 38 suburbs from Greendale to Holsworthy. There are more than 100 councils in NSW. There are more than 500 councils across Australia. In September 2008, Liverpool City Council had 11 new Councillors elected at the Septemebr 2008 Lcoal Government Elections, after four and a half years of Administration. Sometimes the Council area is divided up into a number of parts, called wards.A number of Councillors are elected for each ward. Liverpool City Council has two wards, a Southward and a Northward. The leader of the Councillors is called the Mayor. In Sydney, Parramatta, Newcastle and Wollongong the leader is called the Lord Mayor. Council meets in the Council Chambers or the town hall. In Liverpool, Council meets at the Council Chambers at 1 Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool. Councils meet on a regular basis.Liverpool Council meets every three weeks, to discuss local issues and to make decisions on behalf of the local community. What does Liverpool City Council do? Liverpool City Council helps the local community in the following ways:
What services does Liverpool City Council provide? Liverpool City Council provides and manages services to benefit the local community. Council has to ensure that services are run efficiently and that the public’s needs, now and in the future, are properly met. Projects and programs are run to ensure that specific groups such as children, youth, the aged, the disabled, those of non-English speaking backgrounds and those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds are not disadvantaged in regards to accessing Council services/facilities or from participating in civic life. Following is a list of services Council offers:
For more information on Council services please click on the followin highlighted link to go to the Services section of Council's website. How is Liverpool City Council funded? The main source of revenue is through rates, charges, fees, grants, borrowings and income from investment. Liverpool City Statistics and Information We are a growing city Our population was 154,287 in 2001, up from 120,197 in 1996. Liverpool is one of the largest growing local government areas in NSW. More than 56,000 new residents have made Liverpool their home in the last 10 years. Population projections predict Liverpool’s population to reach 260,000 by 2019. We are a young city Median age in Liverpool is 20 years. A third of our population is aged 19 years or younger. We are a diverse city 38% of the Liverpool population was born overseas. We believe in religion Christianity is the main religion in Liverpool. We value education 16.3% of the population has Certificate or Diploma level qualifications, a further 6.1% have university degrees. Attendance at TAFE has increased 61.2% since 1991, whilst university attendance has increased by 104.9%. We have a family focus 88% of people live in family households. We have healthy income levels Median individual income in Liverpool is $400 - $499. This is the same as the Sydney metropolitan are median. The median weekly family income is $1000 - $1199 which again, is in line with Sydney. We work in many occupations and industries Top industries employing Liverpool residents are manufacturing, retail trade and property and business services.Top occupations held by Liverpool residents include intermediate clerical, sales and service jobs and tradespersons. For more information about Liverpool City please click on the following highlighted links to the section 101 things to know about Liverpool City or refer to the Liverpool City Community Profile. | ||