City of Rockdale

The City of Rockdale was a local government area in southern and St George regions of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The city centre was located south-west of the Sydney central business district, on the western shores of Botany Bay. First proclaimed on 13 January 1871, Rockdale was formerly known as the Municipality of West Botany until 1887 and the Municipality of Rockdale before being proclaimed as a City in 1995. Rockdale was amalgamated with the neighbouring City of Botany Bay on 9 September 2016 to form the new municipality of Bayside Council. The last mayor of the City of Rockdale at amalgamation was Cr. Bill Saravinovski, a member of the Labor Party. Suburbs and localities in the local government area Suburbs in the City of Rockdale were: The City of Rockdale also managed and maintained the following localities: