Hay Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Hay, New South Wales.

Hay Shire New South Wales
Location of Hay Shire in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°30′S 144°51′E
Population	3,002 (2012)
• Density	0.26506/km2 (0.68649/sq mi)
Area	11,325.89 km2 (4,373.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr. Bill Sheaffe (Unaligned)
Council seat	Hay
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Murray
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Website	Hay Shire
LGAs around Hay Shire: Balranald Carrathool Carrathool Balranald Hay Shire Murrumbidgee Wakool Conargo Jerilderie

Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways. The area includes the towns of Hay, Booligal and Maude.

The mayor of Hay Shire is Cr. Bill Sheaffe, an unaligned politician.

Council

Hay Shire Council office and chambers, Hay

Current composition and election method

Hay Shire Council is composed of eight 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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	8
	Total	8

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Peter Dwyer	Unaligned
	Bill Sheaffe	Unaligned	Mayor
	Roger McGrath	Unaligned
	Jasen Crighton	Unaligned
	Jenny Dwyer	Independent
	Michael Rutledge	Unaligned
	Robert Howard	Unaligned
	Michael Ireson	Unaligned

Literary reference

Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) wrote a poem called Hay and Hell and Booligal about the district.