Lachlan Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°03′S147°09′E / 33.050°S 147.150°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 0.41368/km2 (1.07142/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 14,973 km2 (5,781.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Paul Phillips (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Condobolin [3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
Website | Lachlan Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Lachlan 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 Lachlan Valley Way and the Broken Hill railway line.
The largest town and council seat is Condobolin. The Shire also includes the towns and villages of Albert, Burcher, Fifield, Lake Cargelligo, Tottenham and Tullibigeal.
The mayor of Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. Paul Phillips, who is unaligned with any political party.
The Lachlan Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Lachlan Shire Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing two councillors. 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.
Party | Councillors | |
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Independent | 10 | |
Total | 10 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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A Ward | John Medcalf | Independent | ||
Megan Mortimer | Independent | |||
B Ward | Melissa Rees | Independent | ||
Melissa Blewett | Independent | |||
C Ward | Dave Carter | Independent | ||
Peter Harris | Independent | |||
D Ward | Elaine Bendall | Independent | ||
Dennis Brady | Independent | |||
E Ward | Judith Bartholomew | Independent | ||
Paul Phillips | Independent |
Year | A Ward | B Ward | C Ward | D Ward | E Ward | |||||||||||||||
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Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||||||||||
2016 | John Medcalf (Ind.) | Brian Nelson (Ind.) | Melissa Rees (Ind.) | Melissa Blewett (Ind.) | Dave Carter (Ind.) | Peter Harris (Ind.) | Max Frankel (Ind.) | John Ridley (Ind.) | Mark Hall (Ind.) | Paul Phillips (Ind.) | ||||||||||
2021 | Megan Mortimer (Ind.) | Elaine Bendall (Ind.) | Dennis Brady (Ind.) | Judith Bartholomew (Ind.) |
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Independent | |||||||
Formal votes | |||||||
Informal votes | |||||||
Total | 10 | ||||||
Registered voters / turnout |
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Independent | 649 | 100.0 | +0.0 | 10 | |||
Formal votes | 649 | 98.2 | |||||
Informal votes | 12 | 1.8 | |||||
Total | 661 | 100.0 | |||||
Registered voters / turnout | 4,366 | 15.14 |
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