City of Randwick
in Coogee, AustraliaCategory: Attraction
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The City of Randwick is a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It comprises an area of 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 140,660.One of Sydney's largest parks, Centennial Park, lies within the city boundary of Randwick. Other major landmarks in Randwick include the world-famous Randwick Racecourse, the University of New South Wales and Coogee and Maroubra beaches. There is some industry in the south, centered on the container terminals of Port Botany in Botany Bay, which lie partially within the city. Randwick has several golf clubs, including the exclusive Australian and New South Wales golf clubs.
Major commercial centres within Randwick City include the suburb of Randwick, the council seat; Kingsford, which has a large Chinese and Indonesian community, as well as a large student population; Maroubra Junction; and Matraville. The Australian Army has a major presence in Randwick, with the headquarters of the 2nd Division being located in Randwick Barracks, Avoca Street, Randwick. There is a large state prison at Long Bay (Long Bay Correctional Centre). The Prince of Wales Hospitals, adjacent to the University of New South Wales, is one of Sydney's major hospital complexes. The Botany Bay National Park lies partially within the City of Randwick and is notable for preserving some of the last remaining stands of pre-European coastal heath vegetation in the Sydney area, known as Endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub.
The Mayor of the City of Randwick is Cr. Lindsay Shurey, a member of The Greens, who was elected on 26 September 2017.
