Mid-Western Regional Council

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Mid-Western Regional
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Population: 22,141[1]
Area: 8,737 km²
Mayor: Percy Thompson
Council Seat: Mudgee (86 Market Street)[2]
Region: Central West
State District: Orange, Bathurst
Federal Division: Gwydir
Website: http://www.mudgee.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Mid-Western Regional
Wellington Upper Hunter Muswellbrook
Wellington Mid-Western Regional Singleton
Bathurst Lithgow Lithgow

The Western Regional Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Central West of New South Wales. It is on the Castlereagh Highway.

The largest town and council seat is Mudgee. The region also includes the towns of Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos and the villages of Bylong and Ilford. Most of the Shire is agricultural, but it includes several historical towns.

Mid-Western Regional Council was proclaimed on May 26, 2004 and incorporates the whole of the former Mudgee Shire Council and parts of the former Merriwa and Rylstone Shires.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on December 2, 2006.
  2. ^ Mid-Western Regional Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on December 2, 2006.
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