The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Valley Way.
The largest town and council seat is Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages: Billimari, Darbys Falls, Gooloogong, Morongla, Noonbinna, Wattamondara, Woodstock, and Wyangala.
The mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Paul Smith.
Council Cowra Shire Council has 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 by-election was held on 21 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
PartyCouncillors Independents and Unaligned 7 Independent Labor 1 Independent National 1 Total 9
The current Council is:
CouncillorPartyNotes Paul Smith Nikki Kiss Independent Erin Watt Independent Labor Cheryl Speechley Cheryl Downing Independent Peter Wright Independent Ruth Fagan Independent National Karren Cave Tony Horton
Election results 2024
2021
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