Carrathool Shire
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Carrathool Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 33°58′S 145°42′E / 33.967°S 145.700°ECoordinates: 33°58′S 145°42′E / 33.967°S 145.700°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,733 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.144354/km2 (0.37388/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 18,932.61 km2 (7,309.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Goolgowi | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina and Far West | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Carrathool Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Carrathool Shire is a local government area that borders both the Riverina and Far West regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises 18,933 square kilometres (7,310 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and north of the Sturt Highway.
The largest town in the Shire is Hillston and the council seat is Goolgowi. The Shire also includes the villages of Merriwagga, Rankins Springs, Carrathool.
Where once regular droughts made life almost untenable, the area now has irrigated crops, gardens, greened sporting facilities and village verges. Over 15,000 square kilometres (5,800 sq mi) are now used in rural pursuits, including more than 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) in wheat, rice, vineyards, cotton, potatoes, vegetables and orchard trees. Most of the change was made possible by the widespread use of river and underground water.
The mayor of the Carrathool Shire Council is yet to be determined following the 2012 local government election.
Carrathool Shire Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as two separate wards, each electing five 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 held on 10 September 2016. However, in both wards there was an equal number of candidates, being those below, that nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for both wards was uncontested. The makeup of the Council is as follows:
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