Berrigan Shire Council
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Berrigan Shire New South Wales |
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Berrigan Shire Office, Chanter Street, Berrigan.
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Location of Berrigan Shire, on map of New South Wales.
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| Coordinates | 35°38′S 145°48′E / 35.633°S 145.800°ECoordinates: 35°38′S 145°48′E / 35.633°S 145.800°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,462 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.0958/km2 (10.608/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,066 km2 (797.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Matt Hannan (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Berrigan | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Berrigan Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Berrigan Shire is a local government area in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire lies on the New South Wales State border with Victoria formed by the Murray River. The Shire is adjacent to the Newell and Riverina Highways. The Shire is a mainly agricultural region, with dairying, cattle raising, woolgrowing and cropping the main activities. The vast majority of the Shire is irrigated. Tourism is another major activity, concentrated on the river towns of Tocumwal and Barooga.
The mayor of Berrigan Shire is Cr. Matt Hannan, an unaligned politician.
Towns in the shire are:
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Berrigan Council merge with parts of the Jerilderie Shire to form a new council with an area of 4,022 square kilometres (1,553 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 10,000. The Jerilderie Shire Council submitted an alternate proposal to the Minister for Local Government that the entire Jerilderie Shire amalgamate with the Murrumbidgee Shire.
The NSW Government decided in May 2016 not to proceed with the proposed amalgamation.
Berrigan Shire Council is composed of eight 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 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
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