Narrandera Shire
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| Narrandera Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 6,071 (2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.47490/km2 (3.8200/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,116.2 km2 (1,589.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Jenny Clarke (Independent)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Narrandera[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| 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 part of the Yanko Shire. 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 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of roads within its boundaries.[citation needed]
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Cr. Jenny Clarke, an independent politician.[3]
Contents
Council
Current composition and election method
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. The most recent election was due to be held on 8 September 2012; however, only nine candidates, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested.[5] The makeup of the Council is as follows:[6]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[6]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Clarke | Independent | Mayor[3] | |
| Graham Eipper | Independent | ||
| Wesley Hall | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[3] | |
| Jim Howard | Unaligned | ||
| Neville Kschenka | Independent | ||
| Jason Lee | Independent | ||
| Barry Mayne | Unaligned | ||
| Kevin Morris | Independent | ||
| John Sullivan | Unaligned | ||
Mayors
Mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959)
The list of mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) appears below.[7][8]
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Robert Heatie Ferrier | 1885 |
| Henry Daniel Adams | 1886 |
| John Armstrong | 1887 |
| James Moulton | 1888 |
| Bruce Kennedy | 1988-1989 |
| James Bowes | 1889 (February–March)[7] |
| John Fleming Willans (1st term) | 1890-1893 |
| Michael Cohen | 1894 |
| John Fleming Willans (2nd term) | 1894 (July)[7] |
| 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)[7] |
| 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),[7] 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),[7] 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),[7] 1959 |
Mayors of Narrandera Shire (1960–2013)
The list of mayors of Narrandera Shire Council (1960–2013) appears below.[7][9]
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| 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 Strivens | 1969-1973 |
| September elections commenced[7] | |
| 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 | 2012–present |
References
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