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Murray Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. It includes the towns of Moama and Mathoura.
The Mayor of Murray Shire is Cr. Thomas Weyrich, an independent politician.[2]
History [edit]
The Murray Shire region was developed in the 1840s by squatters following the route of the overlanders as they drove cattle from Sydney to Adelaide in the late 1830s. From the 1860s onwards, the selectors, mainly from Victoria, moved onto the squatter's land, their interest agriculture. The settlements of Moama and Mathoura survived over the years as centres for the movement of agriculture produce and the growth of the timber industry. The area covered by the Shire of Murray today is unique. The Cadell Fault, which changed the course of the Murray River about 30,000 years ago traverses the area from north to south. The Murray River system supports one of the largest River Red Gum forests in the world.[citation needed]
Council [edit]
Current composition and election method [edit]
Murray 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 held on 8 September 2012 and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[3]
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[3]
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Thomas Weyrich |
Independent |
Mayor[2] |
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Bill Anderson |
Unaligned |
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Brian Sharp OAM |
Independent |
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Betty Murphy |
Independent |
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Ian Moon |
Independent |
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Gavin Burke |
Independent |
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Gen Campbell |
Independent |
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John Pocklington |
Unaligned |
Deputy Mayor[2] |
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Sue Mulcahy |
Independent |
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ABC Local
Mon, 13 May 2013 21:37:41 -0700
In the Murray Shire Council by-election, Geoff McKenzie and Chris Bilkey are the new faces. The pair topped the poll among four candidates and retained that support in the distribution of preferences today. Both elections have now been declared by the ...
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Murray Mail
Wed, 15 May 2013 19:55:08 -0700
There is also a second application before the Murray Shire to rezone the same piece of land from 'rural' to 'special use' with the exclusion of Residue Storage Areas (RSA), which would stop Alcoa from using the area for mudlakes, which are shallow ...
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ABC Local
Sun, 12 May 2013 17:33:05 -0700
The Mayor of the Murray Shire, Tom Weyrich, hopes the election of two new councillors this week will put the council in a strong position to fight forced amalgamation. Seventy-five per cent of votes have been counted from a by-election on Saturday and ...
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Collie Mail
Wed, 08 May 2013 20:33:52 -0700
The machine, on loan from the Murray Shire for five days, is removing dead nardoo plants from areas near the Preston Road Bridge, recently treated with herbicide. The harvester will also remove nardoo which was not treated with herbicide from a section ...
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Murray Mail
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:04:50 -0700
The association plans to use the money to convert a sea container into a youth space. The association is also expecting a reply from the Murray Shire in May over its proposed plans to renovate the community centre, and build a new outdoor undercover ...
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ABC Online (blog)
Thu, 09 May 2013 17:52:07 -0700
Junee jail security review after heroin death in custody as coroner reserves her findings ... An appeal for renewed funding for custody line to stop Aboriginal deaths in custody ... And Bland and Murray Shire residents to elect new councillors tomorrow.
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