Murray River Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°24′S144°19′E / 35.400°S 144.317°E | ||||||||||||||
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• Density | 0.9844/km2 (2.5496/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 11,865 km2 (4,581.1 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Chris Bilkey | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
Website | Murray River Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Murray River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of Murray Shire with Wakool Shire. [3]
The combined area comprises 11,865 square kilometres (4,581 sq mi) and covers the northern bank of the Murray River and hinterland from Moama downstream to Tooleybuc. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 11,456. [3]
The largest town in Murray River Council is Moama in the far south east. Other towns and localities in the area include Barham, Bunnaloo, Burraboi, Caldwell, Cunninyeuk, Koraleigh, Kyalite, Mathoura, Moulamein, Murray Downs, Speewa, Tantonan, Tooleybuc, Wakool and Womboota.
The Murray River Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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The Administrator of the Murray River Council from 2016 to September 2017 was David Shaw.
Murray River Council has nine councillors elected proportionally from three wards – Moama, Greater Murray and Greater Wakool. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. [3]
The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the council by order of election is as follows:
Party | Councillors | |
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Independent and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Greater Murray Ward [11] | Geoff Wise | Unaligned | ||
Thomas Weyrich | Independent | |||
Tony Aquino | Independent | |||
Greater Wakool Ward [12] | Neil Gorey | Unaligned | ||
Alan Mathers | Independent | |||
Ann Crowe | Unaligned | |||
Moama Ward [13] | Nicole Cohen | Independent | ||
Chris Bilkey | Independent | Mayor | ||
Gen Campbell | Independent | |||
In 2021 census the shire had a population of 12,850.
Population | ||
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Barham | 1,159 | 1,569 |
Bunnaloo | 101 | 107 |
Burraboi | 63 | 196 |
Caldwell | 33 | 42 |
Cunninyeuk | 37 | 24 |
Dilpurra | 22 | 29 |
Koraleigh | 353 | 291 |
Kyalite | 82 | 87 |
Mallan | 53 | 45 |
Population | ||
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Mathoura | 938 | 1,002 |
Moama | 5,620 | 7,213 |
Moulamein | 484 | 489 |
Murray Downs | 265 | 274 |
Speewa | 98 | 115 |
Stony Crossing | 17 | 27 |
Tantonan | 24 | 15 |
Tooleybuc | 277 | 336 |
Wakool | 297 | 262 |
Womboota | 105 | 90 |
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