Corowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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 in the Riverina

Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

 region. It is on the Murray River

Murray River

The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...

 and the Riverina Highway

Riverina Highway

Riverina Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Westwards, the highway stretches from Hume Weir, immediately east of Albury to Deniliquin...

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Its includes the towns of Corowa

Corowa, New South Wales

Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. Corowa is the administrative centre of Corowa Shire...

, Howlong

Howlong, New South Wales

Howlong is a town west of Albury, and is situated on the Murray River which separates the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The town is located on the Riverina Highway. There is a bridge across the Murray into Victoria. Howlong is in the Corowa Shire Local government area...

, Balldale

Balldale, New South Wales

Balldale is a town in the mid-southern part of the Riverina and situated about 15 kilometres north-east from Corowa and about 18 kilometres west of Brocklesby.Balldale Post Office opened on 1 June 1905.-External links:*...

, Coreen

Coreen, New South Wales

Coreen is a town community in New South Wales, Australia. It is in the south east part of the Riverina and situated about 10 kilometres south from Daysdale and 9 kilometres north from Lowesdale....

 and Daysdale

Daysdale, New South Wales

Daysdale is a town community in the central south part of the Riverina and situated about 11 kilometres north from Coreen and 60 kilometres west from Culcairn. At the 2006 census, Daysdale had a population of 193 people....

, Rennie

Rennie, New South Wales

Rennie is a town community in New South Wales, Australia. It is in the south east part of the Riverina and situated about 10 kilometres south from Savernake and 19 kilometres north from Mulwala....

 and Mulwala

Mulwala, New South Wales

Mulwala is a town in the Corowa Shire Local Government Area in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated on Lake Mulwala, an artificial lake formed by the damming of the Murray River. At the 2006 census, Mulwala had a population of 1,986 people...

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Council

Corowa Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...  and Unaffiliated	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Gary Poidevin	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Jan Doyle	Unaffiliated
	Bill Bott	Unaffiliated
	Fred Longmire	Unaffiliated
	Norm Wales	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Fiona Schirmer	Unaffiliated	Deputy Mayor
	Mark Shields	Unaffiliated
	Gail Law	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Daryl Davey	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...