The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Way.
| Cowra Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Shire offices in Cowra | |||||||||||||||
Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′S 148°44′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.434/km2 (11.484/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,810 km2 (1,084.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bill West | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cowra[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Cowra Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The largest town and council seat is Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages: Billimari, Darbys Falls, Gooloogong, Morongla, Noonbinna, Wattamondara, Woodstock, and Wyangala.
The mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Bill West.
Cowra Shire Council has 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 by-election was held on 23 February 2013, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[4]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council is:[4]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Bill West | Unaligned | Mayor | |
| Judi Smith | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor | |
| Ian Brown | Unaligned | ||
| Ruth Fagan | Unaligned | ||
| Jack Mallon | Unaligned | ||
| Bruce Miller | Unaligned | ||
| Raymond Walsh | Unaligned | ||
| Kevin Wright | Unaligned | ||
| Peter Wright | Unaligned | ||

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