Narrandera Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Sturt and Newell Highways.
The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960 by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and Yanko Shire. The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over of roads within its boundaries.
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Neville Kschenka, an independent politician.
Council
Current composition and election method Narrandera 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 and deputy mayor are elected by the councillors to two year terms at the first meeting of the council.
Election results 2024
2016
Mayors Mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) The list of mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) appears below.Narrandera Shire Council honour boards
MayorTermRobert Heatie Ferrier1885Henry Daniel Adams1886John Armstrong1887James Moulton1888Bruce Kennedy1988–1989James Bowes1889 (February–March)John Fleming Willans (1st term)1890–1893Michael Cohen1894John Fleming Willans (2nd term)1894 (July)Peter Sullivan1895James Armstrong1896Lewis S Abrahams1897Thomas Henry Elwin (1st term)1898Fred Allan Smith (1st term)1899–1900James Joseph Quirk1901Fred Allan Smith (2nd term)1902–1903Ebenezer C H Matthews (1st term)1904–1906Thomas Henry Elwin (2nd term)1907–1913James Charles Little1914Thomas Henry Elwin (3rd term)1915–1916Ebernezer C H Matthews (2nd term)1916 (November)John Anderson McPherson1917–1919Robert Henry Hankinson (1st term)1920–1921George Norman Dixon1922–1923Robert Henry Hankinson (2nd term)1924William H Harden1924 (April), 1925Robert Henry Hankinson (3rd term)1926Samuel Henry Barker1927Robert Henry Hankinson (4th term)1928–1930Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (1st term)1930 (August), 1931Thomas Henry Mancy1932–1934Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (2nd term)1935Alexander Baird1936–1937Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (3rd term)1938Ralph E R Skinner1939Francis Charles Garner (1st term)1940Thomas Gordon (1st term)1941Richard Eric Blamey1942Thomas Gordon (2nd term)1943–1944George F Hepburn1945William Joseph Gammage1946John Archer Lorimer1947Francis Charles Garner (2nd term)1948–1950Robert Henry Hankinson (5th term)1951William George Armstrong1951 (June), 1959
Mayors of Narrandera Shire (1960–present) The list of mayors of Narrandera Shire Council (1960–present) appears below.
MayorTermRichard Percival Broad1960–1961Edward Gilbert Day (1st term)1962Archibald Herbert McIntosh1963–1965Edward Gilbert Day (2nd term)1966–1968Ronald Sydney Stivens1969–1973September elections commencedKenneth Lionel Kiesling (1st term)1973–1975Bruce Charles (1st term)1975–1977Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (2nd term)1977–1979Bruce Charles (2nd term)1979–1980Warwick John Heckendorf (1st term)1980–1984John Browne Driscoll1984–1987Warwick John Heckendorf (2nd term)1987–1990Shirley Ann Hocking (1st term)1990–1991Desmond Joseph Edwards (1st term)1991–1994Shirley Ann Hocking (2nd term)1994–1996John Beattie (1st term)1996–1999Desmond Joseph Edwards (2nd term)1999–2000John Beattie (2nd term)2000–2002Desmond Joseph Edwards (3rd term)2002–2007John William Sullivan2007–2008Graham Eipper (1st term)2008–2009Wesley Munro Hall2009–2010Graham Eipper (2nd term)2010–2011Jennifer Clare Clarke2011–2016Neville Raymond Kschenka2016–present
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