Wakool Shire
Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the former local government area. For the regional town, see Wakool, New South Wales.
Wakool Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located between the Murray River and the Murrumbidgee River and adjacent to the Sturt Highway. Towns in the Shire are Barham, Moulamein, Tooleybuc, Wakool and Koraleigh.
Quick Facts Shire of Wakool New South Wales, Coordinates ...
Shire of Wakool New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°05′S 144°02′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,033 (2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.53623/km2 (1.38883/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 12 June 1907 | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,521 km2 (2,903.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Neil Gorey (unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Moulamein | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Wakool | ||||||||||||||
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The last mayor of Wakool Shire was Clr. Neil Gorey, an unaligned politician.