Berrigan Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°38′S145°48′E / 35.633°S 145.800°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 4.0958/km2 (10.608/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,066 km2 (797.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr. Matt Hannan (Unaligned) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Berrigan | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
Website | Berrigan Shire | ||||||||||||||
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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.
The mayor of Berrigan Shire is Cr. Matt Hannan, an unaligned politician. [3]
Towns in the shire are:
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Census year | 2011 [4] | 2016 [1] | ||||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 8,066 | 8,462 | |||
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 97th | |||||
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Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
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Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
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Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
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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 ]
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]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 8 | |
Total | 8 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: [7]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Carly Marriott | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor [3] | |
Sarah McNaught | Unaligned | ||
Matt Hannan | Unaligned | Mayor [3] | |
Edward (Ted) Hatty | Unaligned | ||
John Taylor | Unaligned | ||
Renee Paine | Independent | ||
Roger Reynoldson | Independent | ||
Julia Cornwell McKean | Unaligned |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Matthew Hannan (elected) | 833 | 17.6 | ||
Independent | Carly Marriott (elected) | 654 | 13.9 | ||
Independent | Sarah McNaught (elected) | 610 | 12.9 | ||
Independent | Edward (Ted) Hatty (elected) | 488 | 10.3 | ||
Independent | John Taylor (elected) | 347 | 7.4 | ||
Independent | Roger Reynoldson (elected) | 313 | 6.6 | ||
Independent | Julia Cornwell McKean (elected) | 302 | 6.4 | ||
Independent | Renee Paine (elected) | 271 | 5.7 | ||
Independent | Marcus Fry | 195 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | Mandy Bonat | 185 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | Clare Allan | 182 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | Daryll Morris | 172 | 3.6 | ||
Independent | Ross Bodey | 168 | 3.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,720 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 249 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,969 | 80.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Colin Jones (elected) 2. Denis Glanville (elected) | 937 | 22.6 | ||
Independent | John Bruce (elected) | 828 | 20.0 | −1.6 | |
Independent | Matt Hannan (elected) | 479 | 11.6 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Andrea O'Neill (elected) | 421 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Independent | Daryll Morris (elected) | 383 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Independent | Brian Hill (elected) | 355 | 8.6 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Bernard Curtin (elected) | 351 | 8.5 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Gary Mexted | 252 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Independent | Liz McLaurin | 135 | 3.3 | −1.8 | |
Turnout | 79.4 |
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