Narrandera Shire

Narrandera Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population:	6,262(2009)[1]
Established:	1960
Area:	4116.02 km² (1,589.2 sq mi) [2]
Mayor:	Wesley Hall
Council Seat:	Narrandera (141 East Street)[3]
Region:	Riverina
State District:	Murrumbidgee
Federal Division:	Riverina
Website: http://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Narrandera Shire: Carrathool Bland Coolamon Leeton Narrandera Shire Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee Urana Lockhart

Narrandera Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the Riverina region. It is on the Sturt and Newell Highways.

The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.

The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960. This was by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and part of the Yanko Shire. The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over 1000 kilometres of roads within its boundaries.

Mayors of Narrandera:

1. R H Ferrier (1885)
2. Henry Daniel Adams (1886)
3. J Armstrong (1887)

Council

Narrandera Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.^[4] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[4]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaffiliated	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[4]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Wesley Hall	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Troy Lee	Unaffiliated
	Kevin Morris	Independent
	Graham Eipper	Independent
	Jenny Clarke	Independent
	Michelle Kilgower	Unaffiliated
	Peter Gunn	Independent
	Jason Lee	Independent	Elected on Troy Lee's ticket
	Bob Manning	Unaffiliated

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Narrandera Regional Profile". Riverina Regional Development Board. http://www.rrdb.com.au/rivprofile/narrandera.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
3. ^ "Narrandera Shire Council". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=5800. Retrieved 2006-12-01. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Narrandera Shire Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Narrandera.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}

Coordinates: 34°45′S 146°33′E / 34.75°S 146.55°E / -34.75; 146.55