Coonamble Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of

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, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway and the Castlereagh River. Coonamble Shire includes the towns of

Coonamble Coonamble is a town on the central-western plains of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Castlereagh Highway north-west of Gilgandra. At the 2016 census, Coonamble had a population of 2,750. It is the regional hub for wheat growing and ...

, Gulargambone and Quambone. The Mayor of Coonamble Shire Council is Cr. Tim Horan, who is an

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politician.

History

Local government in the area was first established with the

Municipal District of Coonamble A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

formed on 3 May 1880.

Wingadee Shire Wingadee Shire was a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. Wingadee Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the '' Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The shir ...

was formed later, one of 134 shires proclaimed on 7 March 1906 following passing of the ''

Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 was a landmark New South Wales statute notable for the compulsory incorporation of local government areas for around 40% of the area of New South Wales. The Act created 134 rural shires, many surrounding a sma ...

''. Coonamble Shire itself was formed on 1 May 1952 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Coonamble with Wingadee Shire.

Demographics

Council

Current composition and election method

Coonamble Shire Council is composed of nine

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s elected proportionally as a single

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. 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:

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