| Hay Shire New South Wales |
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Hay Shire Council office and chambers |
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| Population: | 3,370(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 0.34/km² (0.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 11325.89 km² (4,373.0 sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Michael Rutledge | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Hay (134 Lachlan Street, Hay) | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murray-Darling | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Farrer | ||||||||||||
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Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways.
It includes the towns of Hay, Booligal and Maude. Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) wrote a poem called Hay and Hell and Booligal [3] about the district.
Hay Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[4] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[4]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaffiliated | 8 | |
| Total | 8 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[4]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dwyer | Unaffiliated | Deputy Mayor | |
| Michael Rutledge | Unaffiliated | Mayor | |
| John Treloar | Unaffiliated | ||
| Pat Fayle | Independent | ||
| David Low | Unaffiliated | ||
| Sandra McRae | Unaffiliated | ||
| Bill Sheaffe | Unaffiliated | ||
| Lionel Garner | Independent | ||
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