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Wakool Shire

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Population
  
4,033 (2012)

Shire of Wakool
  
Conargo

State electorate(s)
  
Murray

Mayor
  
Neil Gorey (unaligned)

Federal division
  
Division of Farrer

Website
  
Shire of Wakool

Area
  
7,521 kmĀ²

Council seat
  
Moulamein

Region
  
Riverina

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Abolished
  
12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)

Points of interest
  
Yanga National Park, Murrumbidgee Valley National, Gulpa Island National

Journey balik rumah every evening from wakool shire to lake boga nsw victoria


Wakool Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located between the Murray River and the Murrumbidgee River and adjacent to the Sturt Highway. Towns in the Shire are Barham, Moulamein, Tooleybuc, Wakool and Koraleigh.

Contents

Map of Wakool, NSW, Australia

The last mayor of Wakool Shire was Clr. Neil Gorey, an unaligned politician.

Mdba submission from children of the wakool shire


Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Wakool Shire merge with the Murray Shire to form a new council with an area of 11,865 square kilometres (4,581 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 11,500.

Wakool Shire was abolished on 12 May 2016 and along with neighbouring Murray Shire, the area was included in the Murray River Council local government area.

Composition and election method

At the time of dissolution, Wakool Shire Council was composed of six councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing two councillors. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012. In the B and C Wards, only two candidates, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for these wards was uncontested. In the A Ward, an election was held. The makeup of the Council is as follows:

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

References

Wakool Shire Wikipedia