| Edward River Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′S 144°58′E / 35.533°S 144.967°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 0.99662/km2 (2.58124/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,881 km2 (3,429.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peta Betts | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Deniliquin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Edward River Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Edward River Council is a local government area in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Deniliquin Council with the surrounding Conargo Shire.[3]
The combined area covers the urban area of Deniliquin and the surrounding region to the north and west across the pastoral southern Riverina plains.
The inaugural mayor of the Edward River Council is Norm Brennan, elected by the councillors on 20 September 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Edward River (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.
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