Cowra Shire

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Cowra Shire
New South Wales
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Shire offices in Cowra
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 33°49′S148°44′E / 33.817°S 148.733°E / -33.817; 148.733
Population12,724 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.528/km2 (11.728/sq mi)
Established1980
Area2,810 km2 (1,084.9 sq mi)
MayorRuth Fagan [2]
Council seat Cowra [3]
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal division(s) Riverina
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Website Cowra Shire
LGAs around Cowra Shire:
Forbes Cabonne Blayney
Weddin Cowra Shire Bathurst
Hilltops Hilltops Upper Lachlan

The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Valley Way.

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The largest town and council seat is Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages: Billimari, Darbys Falls, Gooloogong, Morongla, Noonbinna, Wattamondara, Woodstock, and Wyangala.

The mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Ruth Fagan.

Council

Cowra Shire Council has nine 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 by-election was held on 21 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [4]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council is: [5]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Bill West
 Erin Watt
 Sharon D'ElbouxIndependent
 Nikki KissIndependent
 Cheryl DowningIndependent
 Peter WrightIndependent
 Ruth Fagan
 Paul Smith
 Judi SmithIndependent

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cowra [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Robert Smith (elected)unopposed
Independent Cheryl Downing (elected)unopposed
Independent Tony Horton (elected)unopposed
Independent Labor Erin Watt (elected)unopposed
Independent Cheryl Speechley (elected)unopposed
Independent National Ruth Fagan (elected)unopposed
Independent Peter Wright (elected)unopposed
Independent Nikki Kiss (elected)unopposed
Registered electors

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cowra [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill West (elected)2,13227.5
Independent Erin Watt (elected)1,13814.7
Independent Sharon D'Elboux (elected)7059.1
Independent Nikki Kiss (elected)6768.7
Independent Cheryl Downing (elected)5276.8
Independent Peter Wright (elected)4285.5
Independent Paul Smith (elected)3865.0
Independent National Ruth Fagan (elected)2653.4
Independent Donna Peters2603.3
Independent National Ian Docker2353.0
Independent Rodrick Buhr2303.0
Independent Judi Smith (elected)2162.8
Independent Michael Nobes1522.0
Independent Alex Cozadinos1451.9
Independent Rebecca Morgan1431.8
Independent Simon Bray1261.6
Total formal votes7,76494.2
Informal votes4805.8
Turnout 8,24485.0
Panoramic view from Cowra Mountain at the Cowra Japanese Garden. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra Shire across to the nearby mountains. 07. Japanese Garden Pano, Cowra, NSW, 22.09.2006.jpg
Panoramic view from Cowra Mountain at the Cowra Japanese Garden. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra Shire across to the nearby mountains.

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