Conargo Shire was a local government area in the

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region in southern

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, Australia.

Localities

The Shire was divided into four wards, and contained six villages - Conargo,

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, Pretty Pine, Wanganella and

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History

Conargo Shire was established in 1907. In 2001 the former

Windouran Shire Windouran Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Windouran Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906. The shire contained the villages of Pretty Pine, Wanganella and Booroorban and the Council offi ...

was absorbed into Conargo Shire. This amalgamation resulted in an additional and another 387 residents. Before mergers in recent decades it was a common in New South Wales for rural shires to have their offices in an adjacent rural municipality (rural town). At the time of its abolition, the only surviving case was Conargo Shire Council's offices in Deniliquin.

Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the

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Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Conargo Shire merge with the

Deniliquin Council Deniliquin Council was a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. At the date of its abolition, Deniliquin Council was the last rural local government area in New South Wales left consisting onl ...

to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately 9,000. On 12 March 2016, Conargo Shire was abolished and, along with the former

, the area incorporated into the new

Edward River Council The Edward River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Deniliquin Council with the surrounding Conargo Shire. The combined area covers the ...

Council

Composition and election method

The last election for the council was due to be held on 8 September 2012. However, only eight candidates, being the below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested. The makeup of the final council was as follows: The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:

References

Local government areas of the Riverina Former local government areas of New South Wales 1907 establishments in Australia 2016 establishments in Australia {{Riverina-geo-stub