Population 12,476 (2015 est) Mayor Bill West Website Cowra Shire Founded 1980 Council seat Cowra Federal division Division of Hume | Established 1980 Cowra Shire Bathurst Area 2,810 km² Region Central West | |
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Points of interest Cowra Japanese Garden a, Cowra Showground, Lachlan Valley Railway, Conimbla National Park, Japanese war cemetery | ||
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.
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Map of Cowra, NSW, Australia
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:
The current Council is: