Cowra Shire

Cowra Shire
Cowra Shire
New South Wales
Cowra LGA NSW.png
Location in NSW
Population: 12,945(2009)[1]
Area: 2810 km² (1,084.9 sq mi)
Mayor: Bill West
Council Seat: Cowra (116 Kendal Street)[2]
Region: Central West
State District: Electoral district of Burrinjuck
Federal Division: Hume
Website: http://www.cowra.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Cowra Shire:
Forbes Cabonne Blayney
Weddin Cowra Shire Bathurst
Young Boorowa Upper Lachlan
Council offices

The Cowra Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales.

The largest town and council seat is Cowra. It is on the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway, the Olympic Highway and the Lachlan Valley Way.

The Local Government Area is between the Council areas of Blayney, Cabonne Shire, Forbes, Weddin Shire, Young and Boorowa.

The Shire has a number of small villages consisting of Billimari, Darbys Falls, Morongla, Woodstock, Gooloogong, Noonbinna, Wyangala and Wattamondara.

Council

Cowra Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]

Party Councillors
  Independents and Unaffiliated 9
Total 9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]

Councillor Party Notes
  Peter Wright Unaffiliated
  Ian Brown Independent Deputy Mayor
  Raymond Walsh Unaffiliated
  Judi Smith Independent
  Bill West Unaffiliated Mayor
  Rob Watt Unaffiliated
  Robert Bridges Unaffiliated
  Jack Mallon Independent
  Bruce Miller
Panoramic view from the Symbolic Mountain at the Japanese Gardens in Cowra. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra Shire across to the nearby mountains.

References

Coordinates: 33°49′S 148°42′E / 33.817°S 148.7°E / -33.817; 148.7


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