Gunnedah Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Gunnedah, New South Wales.
Gunnedah Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Liverpool Plains in the Namoi River valley and is traversed by the Oxley Highway and the Kamilaroi Highway.
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Gunnedah Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 30°58′S 150°15′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 12,929 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.5889/km2 (6.7052/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1980 (1980-01-01) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,994 km2 (1,928.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jamie Chaffey (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Gunnedah[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Slopes | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Tamworth | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
Website | Gunnedah Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire was established in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains Shire.[3] It includes the town of Gunnedah and surrounding villages of Curlewis, Breeza, Carroll, Mullaley, Emerald Hill, Tambar Springs and Kelvin.
The mayor of Gunnedah Shire Council is Cr. Jamie Chaffey, who is unaligned with any political party.[4]