Blayney Shire Council
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| Blayney Shire New South Wales |
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 Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 6,120[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1525 km² (588.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Ted Wilson | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Blayney (91 Adelaide Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Central West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bathurst, Burrinjuck | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Calare | ||||||||||||
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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.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Blayney (A) (Local Government Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ Blayney Shire Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
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