Balranald Shire

Balranald Shire New South Wales
location in NSW
Coordinates
Population	2,343 (2012)
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)
Area	21,693 km2 (8,375.7 sq mi)
Mayor	Vacant (tbc)
Council seat	Balranald
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Website	Balranald Shire
LGAs around Balranald Shire: Wentworth Central Darling Carrathool Wentworth Balranald Shire Hay Mildura (Vic) Swan Hill (Vic) Wakool

Balranald Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia on the Sturt Highway. It is the location of World Heritage listed Mungo National Park. It includes the towns of Balranald and Euston. Other localities in the Shire include Kyalite, Hatfield, Penarie, Clare and Oxley.

The Mayor of Balranald Shire Council is yet to be determined, following the 2012 local government election.

Council

Current composition and election method

Balranald Shire Council is composed of eight 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 held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	8
	Total	8

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Steve O'Halloran	Independent
	Leigh Byron	Unaligned
	Trevor Jolliffe	Independent
	Jeff Mannix	Independent
	Alan Purtill	Unaligned
	Lynda Cooke	Independent
	Ken Barnes	Independent
	Elaine Campbell	Independent