| Murrumbidgee Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°9′S 145°46′E / 35.150°S 145.767°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 0.5561/km2 (1.4403/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,880 km2 (2,656.4 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ruth McRae | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Murrumbidgee Council | ||||||||||||||
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Murrumbidgee Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Murrumbidgee Shire and the Jerilderie Shire.[3]
The combined area comprises 6,880 square kilometres (2,660 sq mi) and covers the urban areas of Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie and the surrounding cropping and pastoral areas. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 4,047.[3]
The inaugural mayor of Murrumbidgee Council is former Jerilderie Shire councillor Ruth McRae, elected on 21 September 2017.[4] Cr McRae was elected as mayor for the second term on 24 September 2019.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Murrumbidgee (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
scwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bunn, Anthony (21 September 2017). "Ruth McRae becomes first mayor of Murrumbidgee Shire following amalgamation with Jerilderie". Border Mail. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Council Minutes and Business Papers | Murrumbidgee Council". www.murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
