| Type: | lga |
| Narrandera Shire | |
| State: | nsw |
| Area: | 4116.2 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Seat: | Narrandera[2] |
| Coordinates: | -34.75°N 179°W |
| Pop: | 5,853 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 |
| Pop2: | 5931 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2018 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | http://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Mayor: | Cr. Neville Kschenka (Independent)[4] |
| Fedgov: | Farrer[5] |
| Stategov: | Cootamundra |
| Near-Sw: | Murrumbidgee |
| Near-Se: | Lockhart |
| Near-E: | Wagga Wagga |
| Near-Ne: | Coolamon |
| Near-N: | Bland |
Narrandera Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Sturt and Newell Highways.
The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960 by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and Yanko Shire. The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over of roads within its boundaries.[6]
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Cr. Neville Kschenka, an independent politician.[4]
Narrandera Shire Council is composed of 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.[7]
The list of mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) appears below.[8] [9]
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Heatie Ferrier | 1885 | |
| Henry Daniel Adams | 1886 | |
| John Armstrong | 1887 | |
| James Moulton | 1888 | |
| Bruce Kennedy | 1988-1989 | |
| James Bowes | 1889 (February–March) | |
| John Fleming Willans (1st term) | 1890-1893 | |
| Michael Cohen | 1894 | |
| John Fleming Willans (2nd term) | 1894 (July) | |
| Peter Sullivan | 1895 | |
| James Armstrong | 1896 | |
| Lewis S Abrahams | 1897 | |
| Thomas Henry Elwin (1st term) | 1898 | |
| Fred Allan Smith (1st term) | 1899-1900 | |
| James Joseph Quirk | 1901 | |
| Fred Allan Smith (2nd term) | 1902-1903 | |
| Ebenezer C H Matthews (1st term) | 1904-1906 | |
| Thomas Henry Elwin (2nd term) | 1907-1913 | |
| James Charles Little | 1914 | |
| Thomas Henry Elwin (3rd term) | 1915-1916 | |
| Ebernezer C H Matthews (2nd term) | 1916 (November) | |
| John Anderson McPherson | 1917-1919 | |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (1st term) | 1920-1921 | |
| George Norman Dixon | 1922-1923 | |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (2nd term) | 1924 | |
| William H Harden | 1924 (April), 1925 | |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (3rd term) | 1926 | |
| Samuel Henry Barker | 1927 | |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (4th term) | 1928-1930 | |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (1st term) | 1930 (August), 1931 | |
| Thomas Henry Mancy | 1932-1934 | |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (2nd term) | 1935 | |
| Alexander Baird | 1936-1937 | |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (3rd term) | 1938 | |
| Ralph E R Skinner | 1939 | |
| Francis Charles Garner (1st term) | 1940 | |
| Thomas Gordon (1st term) | 1941 | |
| Richard Eric Blamey | 1942 | |
| Thomas Gordon (2nd term) | 1943-1944 | |
| George F Hepburn | 1945 | |
| William Joseph Gammage | 1946 | |
| John Archer Lorimer | 1947 | |
| Francis Charles Garner (2nd term) | 1948-1950 | |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (5th term) | 1951 | |
| William George Armstrong | 1951 (June), 1959 |
The list of mayors of Narrandera Shire Council (1960–present) appears below.[8] [10]
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Percival Broad | 1960-1961 | |
| Edward Gilbert Day (1st term) | 1962 | |
| Archibald Herbert McIntosh | 1963-1965 | |
| Edward Gilbert Day (2nd term) | 1966-1968 | |
| Ronald Sydney Stivens | 1969-1973 | |
| September elections commenced | ||
| Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (1st term) | 1973-1975 | |
| Bruce Charles (1st term) | 1975-1977 | |
| Kenneth Lionel Kiesling (2nd term) | 1977-1979 | |
| Bruce Charles (2nd term) | 1979-1980 | |
| Warwick John Heckendorf (1st term) | 1980-1984 | |
| John Browne Driscoll | 1984-1987 | |
| Warwick John Heckendorf (2nd term) | 1987-1990 | |
| Shirley Ann Hocking (1st term) | 1990-1991 | |
| Desmond Joseph Edwards (1st term) | 1991-1994 | |
| Shirley Ann Hocking (2nd term) | 1994-1996 | |
| John Beattie (1st term) | 1996-1999 | |
| Desmond Joseph Edwards (2nd term) | 1999-2000 | |
| John Beattie (2nd term) | 2000-2002 | |
| Desmond Joseph Edwards (3rd term) | 2002-2007 | |
| John William Sullivan | 2007-2008 | |
| Graham Eipper (1st term) | 2008-2009 | |
| Wesley Munro Hall | 2009-2010 | |
| Graham Eipper (2nd term) | 2010-2011 | |
| Jennifer Clare Clarke | 2011-2016 | |
| Neville Raymond Kschenka | 2016–present |