Narrandera Shire Council
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| Narrandera Shire New South Wales |
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 Location of Narrandera in New South Wales (red) |
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| Population: | 6,594 (2005 Est) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4,117 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Des Edwards | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Narrandera (141 East Street)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
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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:
- R H Ferrier (1885)
- Henry Daniel Adams (1886)
- J Armstrong (1887)
[edit] References
- ^ Narrandera Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
- ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
