Narrandera Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°45′S146°33′E / 34.750°S 146.550°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.42194/km2 (3.6828/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1960 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,116.2 km2 (1,589.3 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr. Neville Kschenka (Independent) [4] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Narrandera [5] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer [6] | ||||||||||||||
Website | Narrandera Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Narrandera Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Sturt and Newell Highways.
The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960 by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and Yanko Shire. [7] The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) of roads within its boundaries. [8]
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Cr. Neville Kschenka, an independent politician. [4]
Narrandera Shire Council is composed of 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. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Neville Kschenka (elected) | 497 | 15.0 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Susan Ruffles (elected) | 418 | 12.6 | +3.5 | |
Independent | Cameron Rouse (elected) | 321 | 9.7 | ||
Independent | Bob Manning (elected) | 316 | 9.5 | +5.7 | |
Independent | Braden Lyons (elected) | 288 | 8.7 | −3.6 | |
Independent | Peter Dawson (elected) | 261 | 8.2 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Jenny Clarke (elected) | 264 | 8.0 | −0.7 | |
Independent | Anthony Marsh | 259 | 7.8 | ||
Independent | Tracey Lewis (elected) | 250 | 7.5 | −3.0 | |
Independent | Cameron Lander (elected) | 242 | 7.3 | −0.2 | |
Independent | Narelle Payne | 136 | 4.1 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Andrew Jamieson | 54 | 1.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,316 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 187 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,503 | 81.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jenny Clarke (elected 1) | 567 | 16.82 | ||
Independent | Tracey Lewis (elected 2) | 492 | 14.60 | ||
Independent | Kevin Morris (elected 3) | 337 | 10.00 | ||
Independent | Barbara Bryon (elected 4) | 292 | 8.66 | ||
Independent | David Fahey (elected 5) | 277 | 8.22 | ||
Independent | Neville Kschenka (elected 6) | 211 | 6.26 | ||
Independent | Wesley Hall (elected 7) | 151 | 4.48 | ||
Independent | Tammy Galvin (elected 8) | 137 | 4.06 | ||
Independent | Narelle Payne (elected 9) | 119 | 3.53 | ||
Independent | Cameron Lander | 140 | 4.15 | ||
Independent | Michelle Henderson | 123 | 3.65 | ||
Independent | Robert Manning | 94 | 2.79 | ||
Independent | Des Edwards | 94 | 2.79 | ||
Independent | David Marwood | 81 | 2.40 | ||
Independent | Anthony French | 73 | 2.17 | ||
Independent | Anthony Marsh | 72 | 2.14 | ||
Independent | Scott Mitchell | 61 | 1.81 | ||
Independent | Barry Mayne | 36 | 1.07 | ||
Independent | Zuzana Crook | 14 | 0.42 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,371 | 96.42 | |||
Informal votes | 125 | 3.58 | |||
Turnout | 3,496 | 80.39 |
The list of mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) appears below. [13] [14]
Mayor | Term |
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Robert Heatie Ferrier | 1885 |
Henry Daniel Adams | 1886 |
John Armstrong | 1887 |
James Moulton | 1888 |
Bruce Kennedy | 1988-1989 |
James Bowes | 1889 (February–March) [13] |
John Fleming Willans (1st term) | 1890-1893 |
Michael Cohen | 1894 |
John Fleming Willans (2nd term) | 1894 (July) [13] |
Peter Sullivan | 1895 |
James Armstrong | 1896 |
Lewis S Abrahams | 1897 |
Thomas Henry Elwin (1st term) | 1898 |
Fred Allan Smith (1st term) | 1899-1900 |
James Joseph Quirk | 1901 |
Fred Allan Smith (2nd term) | 1902-1903 |
Ebenezer C H Matthews (1st term) | 1904-1906 |
Thomas Henry Elwin (2nd term) | 1907-1913 |
James Charles Little | 1914 |
Thomas Henry Elwin (3rd term) | 1915-1916 |
Ebernezer C H Matthews (2nd term) | 1916 (November) [13] |
John Anderson McPherson | 1917-1919 |
Robert Henry Hankinson (1st term) | 1920-1921 |
George Norman Dixon | 1922-1923 |
Robert Henry Hankinson (2nd term) | 1924 |
William H Harden | 1924 (April), [13] 1925 |
Robert Henry Hankinson (3rd term) | 1926 |
Samuel Henry Barker | 1927 |
Robert Henry Hankinson (4th term) | 1928-1930 |
Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (1st term) | 1930 (August), [13] 1931 |
Thomas Henry Mancy | 1932-1934 |
Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (2nd term) | 1935 |
Alexander Baird | 1936-1937 |
Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (3rd term) | 1938 |
Ralph E R Skinner | 1939 |
Francis Charles Garner (1st term) | 1940 |
Thomas Gordon (1st term) | 1941 |
Richard Eric Blamey | 1942 |
Thomas Gordon (2nd term) | 1943-1944 |
George F Hepburn | 1945 |
William Joseph Gammage | 1946 |
John Archer Lorimer | 1947 |
Francis Charles Garner (2nd term) | 1948-1950 |
Robert Henry Hankinson (5th term) | 1951 |
William George Armstrong | 1951 (June), [13] 1959 |
The list of mayors of Narrandera Shire Council (1960–present) appears below. [13] [15]
Mayor | Term |
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Richard Percival Broad | 1960-1961 |
Edward Gilbert Day (1st term) | 1962 |
Archibald Herbert McIntosh | 1963-1965 |
Edward Gilbert Day (2nd term) | 1966-1968 |
Ronald Sydney Stivens | 1969-1973 |
September elections commenced [13] | |
Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (1st term) | 1973-1975 |
Bruce Charles (1st term) | 1975-1977 |
Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (2nd term) | 1977-1979 |
Bruce Charles (2nd term) | 1979-1980 |
Warwick John Heckendorf (1st term) | 1980-1984 |
John Browne Driscoll | 1984-1987 |
Warwick John Heckendorf (2nd term) | 1987-1990 |
Shirley Ann Hocking (1st term) | 1990-1991 |
Desmond Joseph Edwards (1st term) | 1991-1994 |
Shirley Ann Hocking (2nd term) | 1994-1996 |
John Beattie (1st term) | 1996-1999 |
Desmond Joseph Edwards (2nd term) | 1999-2000 |
John Beattie (2nd term) | 2000-2002 |
Desmond Joseph Edwards (3rd term) | 2002-2007 |
John William Sullivan | 2007-2008 |
Graham Eipper (1st term) | 2008-2009 |
Wesley Munro Hall | 2009-2010 |
Graham Eipper (2nd term) | 2010-2011 |
Jennifer Clare Clarke | 2011-2016 |
Neville Raymond Kschenka | 2016–present |
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