The City of Bankstown was a local government area in the south-west region of Sydney, Australia, centred on the suburb of Bankstown, from 1895 to 2016. The last mayor of the City of Bankstown Council was Clr Khal Asfour, a member of the Labor Party.
City of Bankstown
The water tower, known as Bankstown Reservoir, is a heritage item managed by Sydney Water. In 1826, bushrangers were hanged on this site.
The second Council Chambers on South Terrace, Bankstown, was the council seat from 1918 to 1963.
The Bankstown Town Hall, pictured in 2010 before the right section was demolished in 2013 for the new library.
Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown region. Bankstown is the administrative centre of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, having previously been the administrative centre of the City of Bankstown prior to the 2016. It is the most populous suburb within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.
Bankstown CBD
Bankstown Plaza in 1946
Panoramic view of Bankstown CBD in 2008
Southern entrance to Bankstown railway station