Coonamble Shire
| Coonamble Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°57′S 148°24′E / 30.950°S 148.400°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,262 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9,926 km2 (3,832.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Tim Horan (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Coonamble | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Coonamble Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Coonamble Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway and the Castlereagh River.
Coonamble Shire includes the towns of Coonamble, Gulargambone and Quambone.
The Mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Cr. Tom Cullen, who is unaligned with any political party.
Council
Current composition and election method
Coonamble Shire Council is composed of seven 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 election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[2]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 7 | |
| Total | 7 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[2]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Webb | Unaligned | Mayor[3] | |
| Bill Fisher | Unaligned | ||
| Karen Churchill | Independent | ||
| Al Karanouh | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[3] | |
| Paul Wheelhouse | Independent | ||
| Tom Cullen | Unaligned | ||
| John Walker | Independent | ||
References
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Coonamble Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Coonamble Shire Councillors". About Council. Coonamble Shire Council. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links
Media related to Coonamble Shire at Wikimedia Commons
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