Corowa Shire
Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia
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Corowa Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region in southern New South Wales, Australia. The area was located adjacent to the Murray River and the Riverina Highway.
Corowa Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°59′S 146°23′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1955 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Corowa[1] | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,329 km2 (899 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 11,383 (2012)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.8875/km2 (12.659/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Corowa Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Shire included the towns of Corowa, Howlong, Balldale, Coreen and Daysdale, Rennie and Mulwala.
It was established in 1955 through a merger of the Corowa Municipality and Coreen Shire.[3]
Amalgamation
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Corowa Shire merge with the Lockhart and Urana shires to form a new council with an area of 8,581 square kilometres (3,313 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 16,000.[4] The council was dissolved on 12 May 2016 and along with Urana Shire the area became part of the new Federation Council[5]
Council
Composition and election method
At the time of dissolution, Corowa Shire Council was composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The last election was due to be held on 8 September 2012. However, only nine candidates, being the below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested.[6]