Boorowa Council was a
local government area
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in the
South West Slopes region of
New South Wales, Australia. The LGA was located adjacent to the
Lachlan Valley Way
Lachlan Valley Way is a New South Wales country road running from Booligal to north of Yass.
Route
Lachlan Valley Way commences at the intersection with Cobb Highway in Booligal and heads in a north-easterly direction for about to Hillston. ...
and included
Boorowa and the small towns of
Rye Park,
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
,
Frogmore and
Reids Flat
Reids Flat is a historic village in regional New South Wales located within Hilltops Council.
At the 2021 census the population of Reids Flat was 85, unchanged from the .
Location
The town is sited on the south bank of the Lachlan River, appr ...
. Burrowa LGA was formed on 1 September 1944 through the amalgamation of
Murrungal Shire
Murrungal Shire was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.
Murrungal Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the '' Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 ...
and the
Municipality of Burrowa
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
.
On 12 May 2016, the Boorowa Council was abolished and merged with the
Harden and
Young shires to establish the
Hilltops Council.
The last
mayor of Boorowa Council was
Cr. Wendy Tuckerman
Wendy Margaret Tuckerman (; born 5 October 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2019, representing Goulburn for the Liberal Party. She was formerly an unsuccessful candidate f ...
, an
independent politician.
Council
Composition and election method
Boorowa Council was composed of nine
councillors elected
proportionally as one entire
ward. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The
mayor 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:
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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 Cootamundra
Cootamundra, nicknamed Coota, is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and within the Riverina. It is within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. At the 2016 Census, Cootamundra had a population of 6,782. ...
, Gundagai and Harden shires, the NSW Minister for Local Government proposed a merger between Boorowa Council and Young shire.
References
Former local government areas of New South Wales
1944 establishments in Australia
2016 disestablishments in Australia
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