Blayney Shire
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| Blayney Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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Council Chambers, Blayney
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| Population | 7,330 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.807/km2 (12.449/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,525 km2 (588.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Scott Ferguson | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Blayney[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Blayney Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Blayney Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line, and is centred on the town of Blayney.
Blayney Shire consists of approximately 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi) of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.
Contents
Towns and localities
- Blayney
- Athol
- Barry
- Carcoar
- Forest Reefs
- Garland
- Hobbys Yards
- Junction Reefs
- Kings Plains
- Lyndhurst
- Mandurama
- Millthorpe
- Neville
- Newbridge
- Wombiana
Council
Current composition and election method
Blayney Shire Council is composed of seven 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. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents and Unaligned | 7 | |
| Total | 7 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Allan Ewin | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
| Geoff Braddon | Unaligned | ||
| Kevin Radburn | Independent | ||
| Scott Ferguson | Unaligned | Mayor[4] | |
| Bruce Kingham | Unaligned | ||
| Shane Oates | Independent | ||
| David Somervaille | Unaligned | ||
References
External links
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