areas inside the Sydney metropolitan area but excludes cities also acknowledged on the

Geographical Names Register.

City of
Bankstow
n *
City of
Blacktow
n *
City of
Botany
Bay *
City of
Canada
Bay *
City of
Canterbur
y *
City of
Coffs
Harbour
City of Fairfield *
City of Gosford
City of Greater Taree
City
City of Coffs Harbouross" to the area's name
originates from the Eleanor cross erected in 1291
94 by King Edward I as a memorial to his
wife,Eleanor of Castile, and placed between the
former hamlet of Charing and the entrance to
the Royal Mews of the Palace of Whitehall (today
the top ofWhitehall on the south side of Trafalgar
Square). Folk etymology suggests the name derives
from chre reine "dear queen" in French but
the original name pre-dates of Griffith
[5]

City of Hawkesbury
City of Holroyd *
City of
Hurstvill
e *
City of
Lake
Macquar
ie
City of
Lismore
City of
Lithgow
City of
Maitland
City of
Randwic
k *
City of
Rockdale
*
City of
Ryde *
City of
Shellharb
our
City of
Shoalhav
en
City of
Willoughb
y *