Lachlan Shire

 ( Local Government Areas Of New South Wales ) 

Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Lachlan Valley Way and the Broken Hill railway line.

The largest town and council seat is Condobolin. The Shire also includes the towns and villages of Albert, Burcher, Fifield, Lake Cargelligo, Tottenham and Tullibigeal.

The mayor of Lachlan Shire Council is Councillor John Medcalf OAM, who is unaligned with any political party.

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Heritage listings The Lachlan Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Condobolin, McDonnell Street: All Saints' Anglican Church, Condobolin

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Council

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Current composition and election method Lachlan Shire Council is composed of ten elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing two councillors. 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.

	Independent	10
	Total	10

The current Council, elected in 2021, is:

A Ward		John Medcalf	Independent
		Megan Mortimer	Independent
B Ward		Melissa Rees	Independent
		Melissa Blewett	Independent
C Ward		Juanita Wighton	Independent
		Peter Harris	Independent
D Ward		Robyn Turner	Independent
		Dennis Brady	Independent
E Ward		Judith Bartholomew	Independent
		Paul Phillips	Independent

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Past councillors

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2016–present

2016

John Medcalf (Ind.)

Brian Nelson (Ind.)

Melissa Rees (Ind.)

Melissa Blewett (Ind.)

Dave Carter (Ind.)

Peter Harris (Ind.)

Max Frankel (Ind.)

John Ridley (Ind.)

Mark Hall (Ind.)

Paul Phillips (Ind.)

2021

Megan Mortimer (Ind.)

Elaine Bendall (Ind.)

Dennis Brady (Ind.)

Judith Bartholomew (Ind.)

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Election results

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2024

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2021

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