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 part of the 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 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of roads within its boundaries.[citation needed ]
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong , Binya and Barellan .
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Cr. Jenny Clarke, an independent politician.[ 3]
Council [ edit ]
Current composition and election method [ edit ]
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 is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was due to be held on 8 September 2012; however, only nine candidates, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election was uncontested.[ 5] The makeup of the Council is as follows:[ 6]
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[ 6]
Councillor
Party
Notes
Jenny Clarke
Independent
Mayor[ 3]
Graham Eipper
Independent
Wesley Hall
Unaligned
Deputy Mayor[ 3]
Jim Howard
Unaligned
Neville Kschenka
Independent
Jason Lee
Independent
Barry Mayne
Unaligned
Kevin Morris
Independent
John Sullivan
Unaligned
Mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) [ edit ]
The list of mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) appears below.[ 7] [ 8]
Mayor
Term
Robert Heatie Ferrier
1885
Henry Daniel Adams
1886
John Armstrong
1887
James Moulton
1888
Bruce Kennedy
1988-1989
James Bowes
1889 (February–March)[ 7]
John Fleming Willans (1st term)
1890-1893
Michael Cohen
1894
John Fleming Willans (2nd term)
1894 (July)[ 7]
Peter Sullivan
1895
James Armstrong
1896
Lewis S Abrahams
1897
Thomas Henry Elwin (1st term)
1898
Fred Allan Smith (1st term)
1899-1900
James Joseph Quirk
1901
Fred Allan Smith (2nd term)
1902-1903
Ebenezer C H Matthews (1st term)
1904-1906
Thomas Henry Elwin (2nd term)
1907-1913
James Charles Little
1914
Thomas Henry Elwin (3rd term)
1915-1916
Ebernezer C H Matthews (2nd term)
1916 (November)[ 7]
John Anderson McPherson
1917-1919
Robert Henry Hankinson (1st term)
1920-1921
George Norman Dixon
1922-1923
Robert Henry Hankinson (2nd term)
1924
William H Harden
1924 (April),[ 7] 1925
Robert Henry Hankinson (3rd term)
1926
Samuel Henry Barker
1927
Robert Henry Hankinson (4th term)
1928-1930
Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (1st term)
1930 (August),[ 7] 1931
Thomas Henry Mancy
1932-1934
Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (2nd term)
1935
Alexander Baird
1936-1937
Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (3rd term)
1938
Ralph E R Skinner
1939
Francis Charles Garner (1st term)
1940
Thomas Gordon (1st term)
1941
Richard Eric Blamey
1942
Thomas Gordon (2nd term)
1943-1944
George F Hepburn
1945
William Joseph Gammage
1946
John Archer Lorimer
1947
Francis Charles Garner (2nd term)
1948-1950
Robert Henry Hankinson (5th term)
1951
William George Armstrong
1951 (June),[ 7] 1959
Mayors of Narrandera Shire (1960–2013) [ edit ]
The list of mayors of Narrandera Shire Council (1960–2013) appears below.[ 7] [ 9]
Mayor
Term
Richard Percival Broad
1960-1961
Edward Gilbert Day (1st term)
1962
Archibald Herbert McIntosh
1963-1965
Edward Gilbert Day (2nd term)
1966-1968
Ronald Sydney Strivens
1969-1973
September elections commenced [ 7]
Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (1st term)
1973-1975
Bruce Charles (1st term)
1975-1977
Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (2nd term)
1977-1979
Bruce Charles (2nd term)
1979-1980
Warwick John Heckendorf (1st term)
1980-1984
John Browne Driscoll
1984-1987
Warwick John Heckendorf (2nd term)
1987-1990
Shirley Ann Hocking (1st term)
1990-1991
Desmond Joseph Edwards (1st term)
1991-1994
Shirley Ann Hocking (2nd term)
1994-1996
John Beattie (1st term)
1996-1999
Desmond Joseph Edwards (2nd term)
1999-2000
John Beattie (2nd term)
2000-2002
Desmond Joseph Edwards (3rd term)
2002-2007
John William Sullivan
2007-2008
Graham Eipper (1st term)
2008-2009
Wesley Munro Hall
2009-2010
Graham Eipper (2nd term)
2010-2011
Jennifer Clare Clarke
2012–present
References [ edit ]
Metropolitan Sydney
Inner Sydney
Outer Sydney
Sydney Surrounds
Mid North Coast
Murray
Murrumbidgee
Hunter
Illawarra
Richmond Tweed
Southeastern
Northern
Central West
North Western
Far West