Pittwater Council (Pittwater)
Pittwater Council was a local government area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covered a region adjacent to the Tasman Sea about 30 km north of the Sydney central business district. The area is named after Pittwater, the body of water adjacent to much of the area governed. First proclaimed in 1906 as the A Riding of Warringah Shire, the area was proclaimed as the Municipality of Pittwater on 1 May 1992. On 12 May 2016, the Minister for Local Government announced that Pittwater Council would be subsumed into the newly formed Northern Beaches Council. The last Mayor of Pittwater Council was Councillor Jacqui Townsend, an independent politician.
Suburbs and localities serviced by Pittwater Council were: • Akuna Bay
• Avalon Beach
• Avalon North
• Barrenjoey
• Bayview
• Bilgola Beach
• Bilgola Plateau
• Bungan Beach
• Bungan Head
Suburbs and localities serviced by Pittwater Council were: • Akuna Bay
• Avalon Beach
• Avalon North
• Barrenjoey
• Bayview
• Bilgola Beach
• Bilgola Plateau
• Bungan Beach
• Bungan Head
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