Jemalong Shire was 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
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
, Australia.
Jemalong Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906.
Its offices were based in the town of
Forbes, New South Wales.
The ''
Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980'' saw the amalgamation of Jemalong Shire with the
Municipality of Forbes
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
to form
Forbes Shire
Forbes Shire is a local government area in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Forbes and the Shire of Jemalong resulting from the ''Local Governm ...
on 1 January 1981.
[ Schedule 1.]
References
Former local government areas of New South Wales
1906 establishments in Australia
1981 disestablishments in Australia
{{NSW-geo-stub