| Cobar Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°29′54″S 145°40′04″E / 31.49833°S 145.66778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 0.105458/km2 (0.27313/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 18 March 1884[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 44,065 km2 (17,013.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peter Abbott (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cobar | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Cobar Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Cobar Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located in an outback area that is centred around the mining town of Cobar. The Shire is traversed by the Barrier Highway and the Kidman Way. With a total area of 44,065 square kilometres (17,014 sq mi), about two-thirds the size of Tasmania, Cobar Shire is larger than Denmark and 99 other countries and self-governing territories, but its population is under 5000.
Lilliane Brady OAM was the mayor of Cobar Shire for more than 20 years, before her death in 2021.[4] At the time of her death, she was the longest-serving female mayor in New South Wales' history.
The current mayor of Cobar Shire Council is Cr. Peter Abbott, an independent politician.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cobar (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2018–19". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation – New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900) – 18 Mar 1884". New South Wales Government Gazette. 18 March 1884. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Wells, Jamelle (7 February 2021). "Cobar mayor Lilliane Brady, NSW's longest-serving female mayor, dies aged 90". ABC News. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
