Murrumbidgee Shire facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Murrumbidgee ShireNew South Wales |
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Shire office and chambers, in Darlington Point.
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Location within New South Wales
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| Population | 2,415 (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.68843/km2 (1.7830/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,508 km2 (1,354.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Darlington Point | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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Murrumbidgee Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and the Newell Highway.
The two main administrative centres for the Murrumbidgee Shire were Coleambally and Darlington Point. It also contained the small town of Waddi.
Amalgamation
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Murrumbidgee Shire merge with parts of the Jerilderie Shire to form a new council with an area of 4,924 square kilometres (1,901 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 3,000. The Jerilderie Shire Council submitted an alternate proposal to the Minister for Local Government that the entire Jerilderie Shire be amalgamated with the Murrumbidgee Shire.
Murrumbidgee Shire was dissolved on 12 May 2016 with the area, along with Jerilderie Shire, incorporated into the new Murrumbidgee Council.
