Cowra Shire

Cowra Shire New South Wales
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

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. ^ "Cowra Shire Council". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=2350. Retrieved 2006-11-28. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Cowra Shire Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Cowra.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16. ^{[dead link]}

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