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The Hay 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
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 ...
area of south-western
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,
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 comprises and is located adjacent to the Sturt, Mid-western and
Cobb Highway Cobb Highway is a state highway in the Riverina, western Riverina and the Far West (New South Wales), far western regions of New South Wales, with a short section in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, designated part of route B75. Initia ...
s. The area includes the towns of
Hay Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, either for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep, or for smaller domesticated ...
,
Booligal Booligal is a village in the Riverina area of western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It is located on the Cobb Highway, on the Lachlan River north of Hay. Booligal is a part of Hay Shire local government area. The name of the village is an a ...
and Maude. Hay Shire was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Hay with the surrounding Waradgery Shire. The
mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of Hay Shire is Cr. Bill Sheaffe, an unaligned politician.


Demographics


Council


Current composition and election method

Hay Shire Council is composed of eight
councillor A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s elected proportionally as a single
ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
. 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 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:


Literary reference

Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the ...
(1864–1941) wrote a poem called ''
Hay and Hell and Booligal Hay and Hell and Booligal is a poem by the Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson, A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson who wrote the poem while working as a solicitor with the firm of Street & Paterson in Sydney. It was first published in ''The Bulletin (Austra ...
'' about the district.


References

Local government areas of the Riverina Local government areas of New South Wales 1965 establishments in Australia {{Riverina-geo-stub