| Type: | lga |
| Cowra Shire | |
| State: | nsw |
| Pop: | 12724 |
| Area: | 2810 |
| Est: | 1980 |
| Seat: | Cowra[1] |
| Mayor: | Ruth Fagan[2] |
| Region: | Central West |
| Url: | http://www.cowra.nsw.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Cootamundra |
| Fedgov: | Riverina |
| Near-Nw: | Forbes |
| Near-N: | Cabonne |
| Near-Ne: | Blayney |
| Near-W: | Weddin |
| Near-E: | Bathurst |
| Near-Sw: | Hilltops |
| Near-S: | Hilltops |
| Near-Se: | Upper Lachlan |
The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Way.
The largest town and council seat is Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages: Billimari, Darbys Falls, Gooloogong, Morongla, Noonbinna, Wattamondara, Woodstock, and Wyangala.
The mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Ruth Fagan.
Cowra Shire Council has nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent by-election was held on 21 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |||
| Total | align=right | 9 | ||
The current Council is:[4]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill West | |||||
| Erin Watt | |||||
| Sharon D'Elboux | Independent | ||||
| Nikki Kiss | Independent | ||||
| Cheryl Downing | Independent | ||||
| Peter Wright | Independent | ||||
| Ruth Fagan | |||||
| Paul Smith | |||||
| Judi Smith | Independent | ||||