The City of Willoughby is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 km north of the Sydney central business district.
The main commercial centre of the LGA is Chatswood, home to one of Sydney's suburban skyscraper clusters. Other commercial centres are the suburbs of Willoughby, St Leonards and Artarmon. Willoughby is situated on an elevated plateau, and all of Sydney's television stations broadcast from towers in the area. The Royal North Shore Hospital (RNS), situated in St Leonards (within the LGA), is one of Sydney's major hospitals.
Willoughby City Council chambers, taken 6 April 2005.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Willoughby are:
Council
Willoughby City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.[1] The current makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:[1]
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[1]
Economy
Carter Holt Harvey's head Australia office is located in Level 6 of Tower A of The Zenith Tower at 821 Pacific Highway in the Chatswood area of the City of Willoughby.[2]
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