The Mid-Western Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway that passes through the middle of the area in an approximate southeast–northwest direction.
| Mid-Western Regional New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°35′S 149°41′E / 32.583°S 149.683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 2.75564/km2 (7.1371/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 26 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,737 km2 (3,373.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Des Kennedy (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mudgee[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Mid-Western Regional | ||||||||||||||
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Mid-Western Regional Council was proclaimed on 26 May 2004 and incorporates the whole of the former Mudgee Shire Council and parts of the former Merriwa and Rylstone Shires. The Mid-Western Regional Council also incorporated the area of the historic Wyaldra Shire, which was abolished in an earlier round of local government amalgamations. A historic building in Gulgong, built in 1910, served as the former shire headquarters.[citation needed]
The mayor of Mid-Western Regional Council is Cr. Des Kennedy, who is unaligned with any political party.
Towns and localities
editThe largest town and council seat is Mudgee. The region also includes the towns of Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos, the villages of Bylong and Ilford, and the localities of Aarons Pass and Bombira. Most of the LGA is agricultural with a strong presence from coal mining, but it includes several historical towns.
Council
editCurrent composition and election method
editMid-Western Regional Council is composed of 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.[4]
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Des Kennedy (elected 1) | 1,994 | 13.0 | ||
| Labor | 1. Sharelle Fellows (elected 2) 2. Rodney Pryor 3. Janet Duffy 4. Peter Clarke 5. Simon Davies |
1,747 | 11.3 | ||
| Independent (Group K) | 1. Katie Dicker (elected 4) 2. Sally Mayberry 3. Katherine McDonald 4. Rachel McKeown 5. Shahna Smith |
1,310 | 8.5 | +1.9 | |
| Independent (Group F) | 1. James Thompson (elected 6) 2. Anthony (Buzzy) Westaway 3. Matthew Purtle 4. Robyn Jones 5. Jack Rayner 6. Graham Chadwick |
1,262 | 8.2 | −5.1 | |
| Independent (Group I) | 1. Alex Karavas (elected 5) 2. Samuel Kiho 3. Sharon Traemer 4. Angus Buckley 5. Liam Jeffery |
1,136 | 7.4 | 0.0 | |
| Independent (Group E) | 1. Peter Shelley (elected 8) 2. James Johnson 3. Alannah Rankin 4. Helen Fuller 5. Craig Parsons 6. Doreen Shelley |
1,103 | 7.2 | −2.3 | |
| Independent (Group H) | 1. Robert Palmer (elected 7) 2. Peter Crawley 3. Jackson Lambkin 4. Abby Lynch 5. Nathan Henwood |
1,062 | 6.9 | =3.3 | |
| Independent | Elwyn Lang (elected 3) | 1,023 | 6.6 | ||
| Independent (Group B) | 1. Marcus Cornish (elected 9) 2. Adrienne Morrison 3. Stacey Carter 4. Margaret Cornish 5. Gerard Morrison |
1,022 | 6.6 | ||
| Greens | 1. Richard Holz 2. Janet Walk 3. Bruce Christie 4. Anthea Nicholls 5. Chris Pavich |
941 | 6.1 | ||
| Independent (Group D) | 1. Col Doyle 2. Matt Eltis 3. Daniel Lewis 4. Heather Rushton 5. Brendan Boyd |
793 | 5.2 | ||
| Independent (Group C) | 1. Kim Edwards 2. Rebecca Saunders 3. David McLennan 4. Jennifer MacNaughton 5. Yash Godbole |
722 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent (Group J) | 1. Grant Gjessing 2. Alison Broinowski 3. Brendon Cocks 4. James Williams 5. Terri Gricks |
698 | 4.5 | ||
| Independent | Michael John Sweeney | 278 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Simon Staines | 133 | 0.9 | +0.3 | |
| Independent National | Sandy Walker | 119 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent | Matthew Cooper | 56 | 0.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,399 | 92.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,279 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 16,678 | 86.4 | |||
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mid-Western Regional (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Mid-Western Regional Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
- ^ "Mid-Western Regional Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "SANDY WALKER". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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