Richmond River Shire

Richmond River Shire
New South Wales
Established1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Abolished21 February 2000 (2000-02-21)
RegionNorthern Rivers

Richmond River Shire was a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

It was established on 1 January 1976 after the amalgamation of Tomki Shire and Woodburn Shire.[1]

Richmond River Shire amalgamated with the Municipality of Casino to establish the Richmond Valley Council on 21 February 2000.[2]

  1. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (155)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 November 1975. p. 4956. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Local Government Act 1993 - Proclamation (25)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 18 February 2000. p. 1281. Retrieved 22 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.