Gwydir Shire Council
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| Gwydir Shire Council | |
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| Geography | |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Region: | New England |
| Area: | 9,453 km² |
| Council seat: | Bingara (33 Maitland Street} |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 5,581 |
| - Density: | 0.59 / km² |
| Government | |
| Gwydir Shire Council http://gwydir.local-e.nsw.gov.au/ |
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| Mayor: | Mark Coulton |
| Deputy Mayor: | Peter Pankhurst |
| Federal electorates: | Gwydir, New England, |
| State electorates: | Barwon |
Gwydir Shire Council () is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia formed following the amalgamation of the former Yallaroi and Bingara Shire Councils, and a northern portion of the former Barraba Shire Council. The new Shire was proclaimed in 2003, following nearly 12 months of community discussion and consultation after the former New South Wales Minister for Local Government, Tony Kelly, threatened forced amalgamations.
The Yallaroi Shire was based in Warialda, the town is now home to the shire's main works depot.
The shire is bounded by Inverell Shire, and Guyra Shire to the east, Moree Plains Shire and Narrabri Shire to the West, the Tamworth Regional Council to the South and edges towards the Queensland border to the north.
The shire includes the towns of Warialda, Bingara and the villages of Warialda Rail, Gravesend , North Star, Croppa Creek, Coolatai and Upper Horton.
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