Wentworth Shire Council

Wentworth Shire Council

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


caption =
pop = 7,236
density = 0.28
area = 26269
est =
seat = Wentworth (26 - 28 Adelaide Street)
mayor = Margaret Thomson
region = Far West

url = http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/
stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov = Farrer
near-nw = OACDT (SA)
near-n = Unincorporated Far West
near-ne = Central Darling
near-e = Balranald
near-w = OACDT (SA)
near-sw = Renmark Paringa (SA)
near-s = Mildura (Vic)
near-se = Mildura (Vic)

Wentworth Shire is a Local Government Area in the far south west of New South Wales, Australia, just over the river from Mildura, on the Victorian side. Its major roads are the Sturt and the Silver City Highways. The Shire includes the towns of Wentworth, Gol Gol, Dareton and Pooncarie.

Solar Tower Buronga

Buronga, in Wentworth Shire, is the proposed site of the world's first full scale solar updraft tower. The status of the project is uncertain.

External links

* [http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/ Wentworth Shire Council home page]


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