Mid-Western Regional Council
Mid-Western Regional | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°35′S 149°41′E / 32.583°S 149.683°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 26 May 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mudgee | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Des Kennedy (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 8,737 km2 (3,373 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 24,076 (2016 census) 25,086 (2018 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.75564/km2 (7.1371/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Mid-Western Regional | ||||||||||||
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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 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. On 26 November 2004, it assumed the assets and operations of the former Mid-Western County Council.
The mayor of Mid-Western Regional Council is Cr. Des Kennedy, who is unaligned with any political party.