The Cowra Shire is a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in the
Central West region of
New South Wales,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. The Shire is located adjacent to the
Lachlan River, the
Mid-Western Highway and the
Lachlan Way Lachlan may refer to:
People
* Lachlan (name), masculine name.
Places
* Several places in New South Wales, Australia, named for Lachlan Macquarie. For a more complete list, see Places named after Macquarie
** Electoral district of Lachlan, an e ...
.
The largest town and council seat is
Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages:
Billimari
Billimari is a town and locality in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is in the Cowra Shire local government area, west of the state capital Sydney and approximately north of the regional centre of Cowra.
Hi ...
,
Darbys Falls
Darbys Falls is a small village situated 15 km east of Cowra, New South Wales. In 2011, there were 316 people living in Darbys Falls, including 5 indigenous people. The population was 51.9% are male and 48.1% are female.
Located near the v ...
,
Gooloogong,
Morongla,
Noonbinna,
Wattamondara,
Woodstock, and
Wyangala.
The
mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Bill West.
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 23 February 2013, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
The current Council is:
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References
External links
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Local government areas of New South Wales
1980 establishments in Australia
Cowra