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 / 33.817°S 148.733°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,724 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.528/km2 (11.728/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,810 km2 (1,084.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ruth Fagan[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cowra[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 Ruth Fagan.
Council
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 21 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[4]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council is:[5]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill West | |||
| Erin Watt | |||
| Sharon D'Elboux | Independent | ||
| Nikki Kiss | Independent | ||
| Cheryl Downing | Independent | ||
| Peter Wright | Independent | ||
| Ruth Fagan | |||
| Paul Smith | |||
| Judi Smith | Independent | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Robert Smith (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Cheryl Downing (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Tony Horton (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent Labor | Erin Watt (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Cheryl Speechley (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent National | Ruth Fagan (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Peter Wright (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Nikki Kiss (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bill West (elected) | 2,132 | 27.5 | ||
| Independent | Erin Watt (elected) | 1,138 | 14.7 | ||
| Independent | Sharon D'Elboux (elected) | 705 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent | Nikki Kiss (elected) | 676 | 8.7 | ||
| Independent | Cheryl Downing (elected) | 527 | 6.8 | ||
| Independent | Peter Wright (elected) | 428 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Paul Smith (elected) | 386 | 5.0 | ||
| Independent National | Ruth Fagan (elected) | 265 | 3.4 | ||
| Independent | Donna Peters | 260 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent National | Ian Docker | 235 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | Rodrick Buhr | 230 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | Judi Smith (elected) | 216 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent | Michael Nobes | 152 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Alex Cozadinos | 145 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Rebecca Morgan | 143 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Simon Bray | 126 | 1.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 7,764 | 94.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 480 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,244 | 85.0 | |||
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cowra (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Councillors | Cowra Council". www.cowracouncil.com.au.
- ^ "Cowra Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ^ "Cowra Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/find-my-electorate/councils/cowra [bare URL]
- ^ "ERIN WATT". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "RUTH FAGAN". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Cowra". ABC News.
- ^ "Fagan to run in all-female field for Nationals' Cootamundra preselection: photos, poll". Cowra Guardian.
- ^ "COWRA BRANCH CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON". NSW Nationals.
External links
Media related to Cowra Shire at Wikimedia Commons