Cowra Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Cowra, New South Wales.

Cowra Shire New South Wales
Shire offices in Cowra
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	12,147 (2011 census)
• Density	4.323/km2 (11.196/sq mi)
Area	2,810 km2 (1,084.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Bill West
Council seat	Cowra
Region	Central West
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Website	Cowra Shire
LGAs around Cowra Shire: Forbes Cabonne Blayney Weddin Cowra Shire Bathurst Young Boorowa Upper Lachlan

The Cowra 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 Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Way.

The largest town and council seat is Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages: Billimari, Darbys Falls, Gooloogong, Morongla, Noonbinna, Wattamondara, Woodstock, and Wyangala.

The Mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Bill West.

Council

Cowra Shire Council has 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 by-election was held on 23 February 2013, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Bill West	Unaligned	Mayor
	Judi Smith	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Ian Brown	Unaligned
	Ruth Fagan	Unaligned
	Jack Mallon	Unaligned
	Bruce Miller	Unaligned
	Raymond Walsh	Unaligned
	Kevin Wright	Unaligned
	Peter Wright	Unaligned

Panoramic view from Cowra Mountain at the Cowra Japanese Garden. The view takes in the gardens and the plains of the Cowra Shire across to the nearby mountains.

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