Coonamble Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway and the Castlereagh River.
Coonamble Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 30°57′S 148°24′E | ||||||||||||||
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• Density | 0.39472/km2 (1.02232/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 May 1952 (1952-05-01)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9,926 km2 (3,832.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Tim Horan (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Coonamble | ||||||||||||||
Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Coonamble Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Coonamble Shire includes the towns of Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone.
The Mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Cr. Tim Horan, who is an independent politician.[4]
Local government in the area was first established with the Municipal District of Coonamble formed on 3 May 1880.[5] Wingadee Shire was formed later, one of 134 shires proclaimed on 7 March 1906 following passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[6]
Coonamble Shire itself was formed on 1 May 1952 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Coonamble with Wingadee Shire.[3]
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Census year | 2011[7] | 2016[1] | ||||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 4,030 | ![]() | |||
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 118th | ![]() | ||||
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Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
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Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
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Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
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Coonamble Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[8]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[8]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Ahmad (Al) Karanouh | Independent | ||
Tim Horan | Independent | Mayor[4] | |
Karen Churchill | Independent | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
Brian Sommerville | Independent | ||
Adam Cohen | Independent | ||
Bill Fisher | Independent | ||
Terence (Eccles) Less | Independent | ||
Barbara Deans | Independent | ||
Pat Cullen | Independent |
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