Warren Shire
| Warren Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°42′S 147°50′E / 31.700°S 147.833°ECoordinates: 31°42′S 147°50′E / 31.700°S 147.833°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,901 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 10,760 km2 (4,154.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rex Wilson (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warren | ||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Warren Shire | ||||||||||||
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Warren Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell and Oxley Highways. The use of the area is mainly for wool and cotton growing.
Warren Shire includes the regional towns of Warren and Nevertire.
The Mayor of Warren Shire Council is Cr. Rex Wilson, who is unaligned with any political party.
Council
Current composition and election method
Warren Shire Council is composed of twelve Councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. 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 due to be held on 10 September 2016. However, in all four Wards only three candidates per Ward, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for all four Wards was uncontested. The makeup of the Council is as follows:[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 12 | |
| Total | 12 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in alphabetical order by Ward, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Ward[2] | Heather Druce | Unaligned | ||
| Sarah Derrett | Independent | |||
| Pauline Serdity | Unaligned | |||
| B Ward[3] | Mark Beach | Unaligned | ||
| Milton Quigley | Unaligned | |||
| Rex Wilson OAM | Independent | Mayor[6] | ||
| C Ward[4] | Kevin Taylor | Independent | ||
| Ron Higgins | Independent | |||
| Katrina Walker | Unaligned | |||
| D Ward[5] | Brett Williamson | Independent | ||
| Karlene Irving | Unaligned | |||
| Andrew Brewer | Independent | |||
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Warren Shire Council - A Ward". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Warren Shire Council - B Ward". Local Government Elections 2062. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Warren Shire Council - C Ward". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Warren Shire Council - D Ward". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mayor - Councillor NRF (Rex) Wilson OAM". Warren Shire Council. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.