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Liverpool City Council
South Western Sydney's largest council by population — around 254,900 people across Liverpool, Casula, Moorebank, Green Valley and fast-growing outer suburbs like Austral and Edmondson Park, plus the new Western Sydney International Airport opening within the LGA in late 2026. The council runs the local services you use every week — waste, roads, libraries, development — and sets your rates. Here's the snapshot, then the stuff that affects your week.
Everyday essentials
The things people actually need from the council — fast.
Get to know your council
The basics, in one tap — open any card for key facts and a link to the official source.
This year's rate rise, how it compares across NSW, and why bills differ.
2025–26 rate peg: 6.0%
Open →Budget & financesHow financially healthy the council is, measured against official benchmarks.
Meets 2 of 9 OLG financial benchmarks
Open →Crime & safetyLiverpool's recorded crime rates, side by side with the NSW average.
8 of 12 major offences below the NSW rate
Open →Mayor & councillorsWho represents you, by ward — and where to read their official profiles.
Mayor: Ned Mannoun (Liberal)
Open →Elections & votingWhen the next council election is, and how voting works.
Next election: Sat 9 Sep 2028
Open →Contact & servicesHow to reach the council and report a problem.
Customer service: 1300 36 2170
Open →City profileThe basics: how many people live here, how big the area is.
Population: ~254,900 (2024)
Open →What's happening
3 updatesRecent items from Liverpool City Council's public channels, in plain language.
- Policy
Council statement on Code of Conduct complaint volumes
The council said it is processing an unprecedented number of Code of Conduct complaints, handled under Office of Local Government procedures, and that it has asked the OLG to intervene to reduce the impact on council operations. The council said the complaint volume is not a measure of its overall day-to-day functionality, noting it has returned two balanced budgets.
What this means for you: This statement sits alongside a separate, ongoing NSW Government public inquiry into the council's governance and administration (hearings began July 2025, no final findings released as at July 2026) — see the Mayor & councillors page for that background and official links.
- Policy
Council reports on track for a balanced 2025–26 budget
The council's Quarter Three 2025–26 budget review reported a projected $781,000 operating surplus, close to the original budgeted $798,000, with $433.7 million forecast in cash and investments by 30 June 2026 and a $208.3 million capital works program (over $100 million delivered year-to-date).
What this means for you: An unaudited, more current management signal than the standardised OLG benchmark ratios (see Budget & finances), suggesting the council expects to finish the year on budget.
- Election
Zeli Munjiza wins South Ward by-election
Following Cr Dr Betty Green's resignation from her South Ward seat in January 2026 (citing health reasons), the NSW Electoral Commission ran a by-election on 18 April 2026. Zeli Munjiza (Labor) was declared elected on 6 May 2026.
What this means for you: If you live in South Ward, this is a change to one of your five ward councillors partway through the 2024–2028 term.
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