Edward River Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°32′S144°58′E / 35.533°S 144.967°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 0.99662/km2 (2.58124/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 8,881 km2 (3,429.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Peta Betts | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Deniliquin | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
Website | Edward River Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Edward River Council is a local government area in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Deniliquin Council with the surrounding Conargo Shire. [3]
The combined area covers the urban area of Deniliquin and the surrounding region to the north and west across the pastoral southern Riverina plains.
The inaugural mayor of the Edward River Council is Norm Brennan, elected by the councillors on 20 September 2017.
In addition to the main centre of Deniliquin, localities in the area include Blighty, Booroorban, Conargo, Mayrung, Morago, Pretty Pine and Wanganella.
Edward River Council has nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. [3]
The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Pat Fogarty (elected) | 997 | 21.9 | ||
Independent | Paul Fellows (elected) | 783 | 17.2 | ||
Independent National | Peta Betts (elected) | 705 | 15.5 | ||
Independent Liberal | Shirlee Burge (elected) | 463 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | Linda Fawns (elected) | 398 | 8.7 | ||
Independent | Harold Clapham (elected) | 358 | 7.9 | ||
Independent | Peter Connell (elected) | 276 | 6.1 | ||
Independent | Tarria Moore (elected) | 211 | 4.6 | ||
Independent | Marc Petersen (elected) | 183 | 4.0 | ||
Independent | Shannon Sampson | 138 | 3.0 | ||
Independent | Narelle Whitham | 47 | 1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,559 | 94.9 | |||
Informal votes | 245 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,804 | 75.8 |
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