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Temora Shire is a local government area in the
Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
region of
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, Australia. It is on
Burley Griffin Way Burley Griffin Way is a New South Wales state route, is located in south eastern Australia. Named after the American architect Walter Burley Griffin, designer of the cities of Canberra and Griffith, the road links these two cities via Yass a ...
. The Shire was created on 1 January 1981 via the amalgamation of Narraburra Shire and the Municipality of Temora. It includes the town of Temora and the small towns of Springdale, Sebastapol,
Ariah Park Ariah Park () is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, west of Temora and south of West Wyalong. The town is within the Temora Shire near Burley Griffin Way. On Census night 2011, Ariah Park had a population of 26 ...
, Gidginbung, Narraburra and Wallundry. The
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of Temora Shire is Cr. Rick Firman.


Heritage listings

The Temora Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Temora, Cootamundra-Griffith railway: Temora railway station


Council


Current composition and election method

Temora Shire Council is composed of nine
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s elected proportionally as a single
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. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The
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is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016 and the makeup of the council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:


References

Local government areas of the Riverina Local government areas of New South Wales 1981 establishments in Australia {{Riverina-geo-stub