| Narrandera Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 6,262(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4116.02 km² (1,589.2 sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Wesley Hall | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Narrandera (141 East Street)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
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Narrandera Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the Riverina region. It is on the Sturt and Newell Highways.
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960. This was by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and part of the Yanko Shire. The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over 1000 kilometres of roads within its boundaries.
Mayors of Narrandera:
Narrandera Shire Council is composed of nine 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 | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[4]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Hall | Unaffiliated | Mayor | |
| Troy Lee | Unaffiliated | ||
| Kevin Morris | Independent | ||
| Graham Eipper | Independent | ||
| Jenny Clarke | Independent | ||
| Michelle Kilgower | Unaffiliated | ||
| Peter Gunn | Independent | ||
| Jason Lee | Independent | Elected on Troy Lee's ticket | |
| Bob Manning | Unaffiliated | ||
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