Warrumbungle Shire Council
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Warrumbungle Shire New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 31°15′S 149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°ECoordinates: 31°15′S 149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,384 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.7580/km2 (1.9632/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12,380 km2 (4,779.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peter Shinton (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Coonabarabran | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Warrumbungle Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Warrumbungle Shire is a local government area in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is traversed by the Newell Highway. The Warrumbungle mountain range and Warrumbungles National Park are major tourist attractions for the Shire.
The Mayor of Warrumbungle Shire Council is Cr. Peter Shinton, who is unaligned with any political party.
The Shire incorporates the towns of Binnaway, Coolah, Coonabarabran, Dunedoo, Baradine and Mendooran.
The Shire was created in 2004 by the amalgamation of Coolah and Coonabarabran Shire councils. Following amalgamation, the Shire was run by an administrator, until elections were held in March 2005.
Warrumbungle Shire 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. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:
Cr Peter Shinton was elected as mayor when his name was drawn from a hat following a poll when he drew 4-4 with Cr Ray Lewis. Cr Shinton was also mayor from 2012 to 2016. Cr Denis Todd was also drawn from a hat for Deputy Mayor after drawing 4-4 with Cr Anne-Louise Capel. The method of election was unpopular with ratepayers, who believed that the election should have been postponed until all Councillors were present.
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