City of Auburn: Difference between revisions

 

===City status===

A project by Auburn Council to seek [[city status]] began in April 2006. A special poll held on 13 September 2008 found a large proportion (72.4%) of the electorate supported the project.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - Auburn Poll|url=http://www.pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Auburn.poll.html|website=2008 Local Government Elections|publisher=NSW Electoral Commission|accessdate=14 November 2017|date=2008}}</ref> On 24 June 2009 [[Governor of New South Wales]] [[Marie Bashir]] issued a proclamation granting Auburn city status, which was gazetted on 17 July 2009 as "Auburn City Council".<ref name="Pub Guide" />