| Boorowa Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°26′S 148°43′E / 34.433°S 148.717°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,558 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.9919/km2 (2.5689/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 September 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,579 km2 (995.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Wendy Tuckerman | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Boorowa[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Boorowa Council | ||||||||||||||
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Boorowa Council was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The LGA was located adjacent to the Lachlan Valley Way and included Boorowa and the small towns of Rye Park, Rugby, Frogmore and Reids Flat. Burrowa LGA was formed on 1 September 1944 through the amalgamation of Murrungal Shire and the Municipality of Burrowa.[3]
On 12 May 2016, the Boorowa Council was abolished and merged with the Harden and Young shires to establish the Hilltops Council.[4]
The last mayor of Boorowa Council was Cr. Wendy Tuckerman, an independent politician.
- ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Boorowa Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (85)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 25 August 1944. p. 1462. Retrieved 14 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hilltops Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.