Corowa Shire

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

Corowa Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	11,383 (2012)
• Density	4.8875/km2 (12.659/sq mi)
Area	2,329 km2 (899.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Vacant (tbc)
Council seat	Corowa
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Division of Farrer
Website	Corowa Shire
LGAs around Corowa Shire: Jerilderie Urana Lockhart Berrigan Corowa Shire Greater Hume Moira (Vic) Indigo (Vic) Indigo (Vic)

Corowa Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region in southern New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Murray River and the Riverina Highway.

The Shire includes the towns of Corowa, Howlong, Balldale, Coreen and Daysdale, Rennie and Mulwala.

The mayor of Corowa Shire is yet to be determined, following the 2012 local government election.

Council

Corowa Shire Council offices, Corowa.

Current composition and election method

Corowa 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 held on 8 September 2012. However, only nine candidates, being the below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested. The makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Francesco Bruinsma	Independent
	Daryl Davey	Independent
	Gail Law	Independent
	Fred Longmire	Unaligned
	Paul Miegel	Independent
	Joan Palmer	Unaligned
	Fiona Schirmer	Unaligned
	Mark Shields	Unaligned
	Norm Wales	Unaligned