Boorowa Shire

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

Boorowa Shire New South Wales
File:Boorowa LGA NSW.png Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	2,558 (2013 est)
• Density	0.9919/km2 (2.5689/sq mi)
Area	2,579 km2 (995.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Wendy Tuckerman
Council seat	Boorowa
Region	South West Slopes
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Website	Boorowa Shire
LGAs around Boorowa Shire: Weddin Cowra Bathurst Young Boorowa Shire Upper Lachlan Harden Yass Valley Upper Lachlan

Boorowa Shire is a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan Valley Way and includes Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat.

The Mayor of Boorowa Shire Council is Cr. Wendy Tuckerman, an independent politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Boorowa Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as one entire 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	9
	Total	9

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Wendy Tuckerman	Independent	Mayor
	Peter Sykes	Unaligned
	Christopher Corcoran	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Jack Ryan	Unaligned
	Tim McGrath	Unaligned
	Robert Gledhill	Unaligned
	David Evans	Independent
	Andrew Southwell	Unaligned
	Gus Clements	Unaligned