| Cowra Shire New South Wales |
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Location in NSW |
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| Population: | 12,945(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2810 km² (1,084.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Bill West | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Cowra (116 Kendal Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Central West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of Burrinjuck | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Hume | ||||||||||||
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The Cowra Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales.
The largest town and council seat is Cowra. It is on the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway, the Olympic Highway and the Lachlan Valley Way.
The Local Government Area is between the Council areas of Blayney, Cabonne Shire, Forbes, Weddin Shire, Young and Boorowa.
The Shire has a number of small villages consisting of Billimari, Darbys Falls, Morongla, Woodstock, Gooloogong, Noonbinna, Wyangala and Wattamondara.
Cowra Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaffiliated | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wright | Unaffiliated | ||
| Ian Brown | Independent | Deputy Mayor | |
| Raymond Walsh | Unaffiliated | ||
| Judi Smith | Independent | ||
| Bill West | Unaffiliated | Mayor | |
| Rob Watt | Unaffiliated | ||
| Robert Bridges | Unaffiliated | ||
| Jack Mallon | Independent | ||
| Bruce Miller | |||