Blayney Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Blayney Shire
state = nsw


caption = Location in New South Wales
pop = 6,120 Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA10850|name=Blayney (A) (Local Government Area)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]
area = 1525
est =
seat = Blayney (91 Adelaide Street)cite web
title=Blayney Shire Council
publisher = Department of Local Government
url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=850
accessdate = 2006-11-28 ]
mayor = Ted Wilson
region = Central West

url = http://www.blayney.local-e.nsw.gov.au
stategov = Bathurst, Burrinjuck
fedgov = Calare
near-nw = Cabonne
near-n = Orange
near-ne = Bathurst
near-w = Cabonne
near-e = Bathurst
near-sw = Cowra
near-s = Cowra
near-se = Bathurst

Blayney Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.

Its major town is Blayney and it also includes the townships of Carcoar, Millthorpe and the smaller villages of Mandurama, Lyndhurst, Neville, Barry and Newbridge.

Blayney Shire consists of approximately 1,600 square kilometres of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.

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