Federation Council (New South Wales)

Federation Council
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates35°34′S 146°18′E / 35.567°S 146.300°E / -35.567; 146.300
Population
 • Density2.15954/km2 (5.5932/sq mi)
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)[3]
Area5,685 km2 (2,195.0 sq mi)[3]
MayorPatrick Bourke
Council seatCorowa
RegionMurray
State electorate(s)Albury
Federal division(s)Farrer
WebsiteFederation Council
LGAs around Federation Council:
Murrumbidgee Narrandera Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee, Berrigan Federation Council Lockhart, Greater Hume
Moira (Vic) Indigo (Vic) Indigo (Vic)

Federation Council is a local government area located in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia, formed in 2016 from the merger of the Corowa Shire with neighbouring Urana Shire.[3]

The council comprises an area of 5,685 square kilometres (2,195 sq mi) and covers the urban areas of Corowa and Mulwala and the surrounding cropping and pastoral region to the north. It is bounded to the south by the Murray River and the state of Victoria. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 12,602.[3]

The inaugural mayor of Federation Council is Patrick Bourke from Urana, elected by his fellow councillors on 26 September 2017.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Federation (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Federation Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ Johnston, David (26 September 2017). "Pat Bourke voted mayor of Federation Council with Shaun Whitechurch elected deputy". Border Mail. Retrieved 26 September 2017.