Mid-Western Regional Council

The Mid-Western Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Castlereagh Highway that passes through the middle of the area in an approximate southeast–northwest direction.

Mid-Western Regional New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	32°35′S 149°41′E
Population	24,076 (2016 census)[1] 25,086 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	2.75564/km2 (7.1371/sq mi)
Established	26 May 2004
Area	8,737 km2 (3,373.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Des Kennedy (Unaligned)
Council seat	Mudgee[3]
Region	Central West
State electorate(s)	Dubbo Bathurst Upper Hunter
Federal division(s)	Parkes Hunter
Website	Mid-Western Regional
LGAs around Mid-Western Regional: Dubbo Upper Hunter Muswellbrook Dubbo Mid-Western Regional Singleton Bathurst Lithgow Lithgow

Mid-Western Regional Council was proclaimed on 26 May 2004 and incorporates the whole of the former Mudgee Shire Council and parts of the former Merriwa and Rylstone Shires. The Mid-Western Regional Council also incorporated the area of the historic Wyaldra Shire, which was abolished in an earlier round of local government amalgamations. A historic building in Gulgong, built in 1910, served as the former shire headquarters.^{[citation needed]}

The mayor of Mid-Western Regional Council is Cr. Des Kennedy, who is unaligned with any political party.

Towns and localities

The largest town and council seat is Mudgee. The region also includes the towns of Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos, the villages of Bylong and Ilford, and the localities of Aarons Pass and Bombira. Most of the LGA is agricultural with a strong presence from coal mining, but it includes several historical towns.

Council

Current composition and election method

Mid-Western Regional 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.^[4]

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Mid-Western^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	1. Richard Holz 2. Janet Walk 3. Bruce Christie 4. Anthea Nicholls 5. Chris Pavich
	Independent (Group B)	1. Marcus Cornish 2. Adrienne Morrison 3. Stacey Carter 4. Margaret Cornish 5. Gerard Morrison
	Independent (Group C)	1. Kim Edwards 2. Rebecca Saunders 3. David McLennan 4. Jennifer MacNaughton 5. Yash Godbole
	Independent (Group D)	1. Col Doyle 2. Matt Eltis 3. Daniel Lewis 4. Heather Rushton 5. Brendan Boyd
	Independent (Group E)	1. Peter Shelley 2. James Johnson 3. Alannah Rankin 4. Helen Fuller 5. Craig Parsons 6. Doreen Shelley
	Independent (Group F)	1. James Thompson 2. Anthony (Buzzy) Westaway 3. Matthew Purtle 4. Robyn Jones 5. Jack Rayner 6. Graham Chadwick
	Labor	1. Sharelle Fellows 2. Rodney Pryor 3. Janet Duffy 4. Peter Clarke 5. Simon Davies
	Independent (Group H)	1. Robert Palmer 2. Peter Crawley 3. Jackson Lambkin 4. Abby Lynch 5. Nathan Henwood
	Independent (Group I)	1. Alex Karavas 2. Samuel Kiho 3. Sharon Traemer 4. Angus Buckley 5. Liam Jeffery
	Independent (Group J)	1. Grant Gjessing 2. Alison Broinowski 3. Brendon Cocks 4. James Williams 5. Terri Gricks
	Independent (Group K)	1. Katie Dicker 2. Sally Mayberry 3. Katherine McDonald 4. Rachel McKeown 5. Shahna Smith
	Independent	Elwyn Lang
	Independent	Des Kennedy
	Independent	Simon Staines
	Independent	Matthew Cooper
	Independent National	Sandy Walker
	Independent	Michael John Sweeney
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West § Mid-Western results.[edit]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mid-Western Regional (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
2. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
3. "Mid-Western Regional Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
4. "Mid-Western Regional Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
5. "SANDY WALKER". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.