Bathurst Regional Council

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Bathurst Regional New South Wales
Location in NSW
Population:	36,630
Established:	2004
Area:	3820 km² (1474.9 sq mi)
Mayor:	Norm Mann[1]
Council Seat:	Bathurst (158 Russell Street)
Region:	Central West
State District:	Bathurst
Federal Division:	Calare
Website: http://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Bathurst Regional: Cabonne Mid-Western Mid-Western Orange Bathurst Regional Lithgow Blayney Upper Lachlan Oberon

Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 (2005). It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line.

Bathurst was proclaimed a city in 1885 ^[2]. Bathurst Regional Council was created out of Bathurst City Council and Evans Shire Council on 26 May 2004.

It includes the suburbs of Kelso and Raglan and the villages of Eglinton, Perthville,Rockley,Georges Plains, Trunkey Creek, Brewongle, Vittoria, Peel, Wattle Flat, Sofala, Hill End, and Meadow Flat.

[edit] References

1. ^ Bathurst Regional Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
2. ^ Tamworth Profile (html). Geological Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 23 May 2006.

Coordinates: 33°25′S, 149°34′E