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The Edward River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Deniliquin Council with the surrounding Conargo Shire.[3]
| Edward River Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′S 144°58′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.99662/km2 (2.58124/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,881 km2 (3,429.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peta Betts | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Deniliquin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Edward River Council | ||||||||||||||
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The combined area covers the urban area of Deniliquin and the surrounding region to the north and west across the pastoral southern Riverina plains.
The inaugural Mayor of the Edward River Council is Norm Brennan, elected by the Councillors on 20 September 2017.
Main towns and villages
In addition to the main centre of Deniliquin, localities in the area include Blighty, Booroorban, Conargo, Mayrung, Morago, Pretty Pine and Wanganella.
Demographics
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Council
Edward River Council has nine Councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.[3]
The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[4]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | |
| Greens NSW | 0 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 0 | |
| Independents and unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Brennan | Independent | Mayor Former councillor of Conargo Shire | |
| Pat Fogarty | Independent | Former councillor of Deniliquin Council | |
| Ashley Hall | Independent | Former Mayor of Deniliquin Council, Administrator of Edward River Council 2016-17 | |
| Mac Wallace | Unaligned | Former councillor of Conargo Shire | |
| Norm McAllister | Unaligned | Former councillor of Conargo Shire | |
| Margaret Bull | Independent | ||
| Peter McCrabb | Independent | Former councillor of Conargo Shire | |
| Peta Betts | Unaligned | ||
| Nick Metcalfe | Independent | Former councillor of Conargo Shire | |
See also
- Local government areas of New South Wales
- Edward River Council Website
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Edward River (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- "Edward River Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- "Edward River Council - Candidates in Sequence of Election". Local Government Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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