Boorowa Shire

Boorowa Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°26′S 148°43′E / 34.433°S 148.717°ECoordinates: 34°26′S 148°43′E / 34.433°S 148.717°E
Population	2,558 (2013 est)[1]
• Density	0.9919/km^2 (2.5689/sq mi)
Area	2,579 km^2 (995.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Wendy Tuckerman
Council seat	Boorowa[2]
Region	South West Slopes
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Website	Boorowa Shire
LGAs around Boorowa Shire: Weddin Cowra Bathurst Young Boorowa Shire Upper Lachlan Harden Yass Valley Upper Lachlan

Boorowa Shire is a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan Valley Way and includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.

The Mayor of Boorowa Shire Council is Cr. Wendy Tuckerman, an independent politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Boorowa Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as one entire 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:^[3]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[3]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Wendy Tuckerman	Independent	Mayor
	Peter Sykes	Unaligned
	Christopher Corcoran	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Jack Ryan	Unaligned
	Tim McGrath	Unaligned
	Robert Gledhill	Unaligned
	David Evans	Independent
	Andrew Southwell	Unaligned
	Gus Clements	Unaligned

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that Boorowa Shire merge with adjoining councils. The NSW Government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger between the Boorowa, Harden and Young shires to form a new council with an area of 7,139 square kilometres (2,756 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 19,000.^[4] Following the lodging of an alternate proposal by Harden Shire on 28 February 2016 to amalgamate the Cootamundra, Gundagai and Harden shires,^[5] the NSW Minister for Local Government proposed a merger between the Boorowa and Young shires.^[6] The outcome of an independent review is expected to be completed by mid–2016.

References

1. "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
2. "Boorowa Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
3. "Boorowa Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
4. "Merger proposal: Boorowa Council, Harden Shire Council, Young Shire Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
5. Harden Shire Council (28 February 2016). "Fit For Future: Alternate Merger Proposal - Harden Shire Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
6. Toole, Paul (March 2016). "Boorowa and Young Shire councils Proposal" (PDF). Minister for Local Government. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 March 2016.