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Edward River Council
New South Wales

Edward River LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales

Coordinates
35°32′S 144°58′E / 35.533°S 144.967°E / -35.533; 144.967Coordinates: 35°32′S 144°58′E / 35.533°S 144.967°E / -35.533; 144.967
Population
8,851 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density
0.99662/km2 (2.58124/sq mi)
Established
2016
Area
8,881 km2 (3,429.0 sq mi)
Mayor
Norm Brennan
Council seat
Deniliquin
Region
Riverina
State electorate(s)
Murray
Federal Division(s)
Farrer

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Website
Edward River Council










LGAs around Edward River Council:
Hay Hay Murrumbidgee
Murray River Edward River Council Murrumbidgee
Murray River Murray River Berrigan

The Edward 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 the Deniliquin Council with the surrounding Conargo Shire.[2]


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.




Contents





  • 1 Main towns and villages


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Council


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




Main towns and villages[edit]


In addition to the main centre of Deniliquin, localities in the area include Blighty, Booroorban, Conargo, Mayrung, Morago, Pretty Pine and Wanganella.



Demographics[edit]





Council[edit]


Edward River Council has nine Councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.[2]


The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[3]



















PartyCouncillors
 

Australian Labor Party
0
 

Greens NSW
0
 

Liberal Party of Australia
0
 
Independents and unaligned
9


Total

9







































CouncillorPartyNotes
 
Norm Brennan
Independent

Mayor Former councillor of Conargo Shire
 
Pat Fogarty
Independent
Former councillor of Deniliquin Council
 
Ashley Hall
Independent
Former Mayor of Deniliquin Council, Administrator of Edward River Council 2016-17
 
Mac Wallace
Unaligned
Former councillor of Conargo Shire
 
Norm McAllister
Unaligned
Former councillor of Conargo Shire
 
Margaret Bull
Independent

 
Peter McCrabb
Independent
Former councillor of Conargo Shire
 
Peta Betts
Unaligned

 
Nick Metcalfe
Independent
Former councillor of Conargo Shire


See also[edit]



  • Local government areas of New South Wales

  • Edward River Council Website


References[edit]




  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Edward River (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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  2. ^ ab "Edward River Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.


  3. ^ "Edward River Council - Candidates in Sequence of Election". Local Government Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.














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