Boorowa Council was a

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in the South West Slopes region of

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, Australia. The LGA was located adjacent to the

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and included Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park,

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. Burrowa LGA was formed on 1 September 1944 through the amalgamation of Murrungal Shire and the Municipality of Burrowa. On 12 May 2016, the Boorowa Council was abolished and merged with the Harden and Young shires to establish the

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. The last

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of Boorowa Council was Cr.

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, an

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politician.

Council

Composition and election method

Boorowa Council was composed of nine

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s elected proportionally as one entire ward. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The

was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The last election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the council was as follows: The final Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, was:

Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that Boorowa Council merge with adjoining councils. The NSW Government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger between the Boorowa Council and Harden and Young shires to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately . Following the lodging of an alternate proposal by Harden Shire on 28 February 2016 to amalgamate the

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, Gundagai and Harden shires, the NSW Minister for Local Government proposed a merger between Boorowa Council and Young shire. Boorowa Council was abolished on 12 May 2016 and along with Harden Shire and Young Shire, the area was included in the new

local government area.

References

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