Berrigan Shire

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Berrigan Shire
New South Wales
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Berrigan Shire Office, Chanter Street, Berrigan.
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°38′S145°48′E / 35.633°S 145.800°E / -35.633; 145.800
Population
 • Density4.0958/km2 (10.608/sq mi)
Established1906
Area2,066 km2 (797.7 sq mi)
Mayor Cr. Matt Hannan (Unaligned) [3]
Council seat Berrigan
Region Riverina
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal division(s) Farrer
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Website Berrigan Shire
LGAs around Berrigan Shire:
Edward River Murrumbidgee Federation
Murray River Berrigan Shire Federation
Moira (Vic) Moira (Vic) Moira (Vic)

Berrigan Shire is a local government area in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire lies on the New South Wales State border with Victoria formed by the Murray River. The Shire is adjacent to the Newell and Riverina Highways. The Shire is a mainly agricultural region, with dairying, cattle raising, woolgrowing and cropping the main activities. The vast majority of the Shire is irrigated. Tourism is another major activity, concentrated on the river towns of Tocumwal and Barooga.

Contents

The mayor of Berrigan Shire is Cr. Matt Hannan, an unaligned politician. [3]

Towns and localities

Towns in the shire are:

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Berrigan Shire local government area
Census year2011 [4] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 8,066Increase2.svg 8,462
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 97th
% of New South Wales population
% of Australian population
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English
Australian
Italian
Chinese
Irish
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Italian
Mandarin
Cantonese
Korean
Greek
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic
No religion
Anglican
Eastern Orthodox
Buddhism
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$
% of Australian median income
Family incomeMedian weekly family income
% of Australian median income
Household incomeMedian weekly household income
% of Australian median income

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Berrigan Council merge with parts of the Jerilderie Shire to form a new council with an area of 4,022 square kilometres (1,553 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 10,000. [5] The Jerilderie Shire Council submitted an alternate proposal to the Minister for Local Government that the entire Jerilderie Shire amalgamate with the Murrumbidgee Shire. [6]

The NSW Government decided in May 2016 not to proceed with the proposed amalgamation.[ citation needed ]

Council

Current composition and election method

Berrigan Shire Council is composed of eight 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [7]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned8
Total8

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: [7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Carly MarriottUnalignedDeputy Mayor [3]
 Sarah McNaughtUnaligned
 Matt HannanUnalignedMayor [3]
 Edward (Ted) HattyUnaligned
 John TaylorUnaligned
 Renee PaineIndependent
 Roger ReynoldsonIndependent
 Julia Cornwell McKeanUnaligned

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Berrigan [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Matthew Hannan (elected)unopposed
Independent Catherine Healy (elected)unopposed
Independent Julia Cornwell McKean (elected)unopposed
Independent Renee Brooker (elected)unopposed
Independent Renee Paine (elected)unopposed
Independent John Stringer (elected)unopposed
Independent Katie Ngatokoa (elected)unopposed
Registered electors

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Berrigan [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Matthew Hannan (elected)83317.6
Independent Carly Marriott (elected)65413.9
Independent Sarah McNaught (elected)61012.9
Independent Edward (Ted) Hatty (elected)48810.3
Independent John Taylor (elected)3477.4
Independent Roger Reynoldson (elected)3136.6
Independent Julia Cornwell McKean (elected)3026.4
Independent Renee Paine (elected)2715.7
Independent Marcus Fry1954.1
Independent Mandy Bonat1853.9
Independent Clare Allan1823.9
Independent Daryll Morris1723.6
Independent Ross Bodey1683.6
Total formal votes4,72095.0
Informal votes2495.0
Turnout 4,96980.5

2012

2012 New South Wales local elections: Berrigan [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 1. Colin Jones (elected)
2. Denis Glanville (elected)
93722.6
Independent John Bruce (elected)82820.0−1.6
Independent Matt Hannan (elected)47911.6+1.3
Independent Andrea O'Neill (elected)42110.2+10.2
Independent Daryll Morris (elected)3839.2+9.2
Independent Brian Hill (elected)3558.6+1.2
Independent Bernard Curtin (elected)3518.5+0.7
Independent Gary Mexted2526.1+6.1
Independent Liz McLaurin1353.3−1.8
Turnout 79.4

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