Narrandera Shire
Narrandera Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Sturt and Newell Highways.
The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960 by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and Yanko Shire. The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over of roads within its boundaries.
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Cr. Neville Kschenka, an independent politician.
Council
Current composition and election method
Narrandera Shire 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. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016. The makeup of the Council is as follows:The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:
Mayors
Mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959)
The list of mayors of Narrandera Council appears below.| Mayor | Term |
| Robert Heatie Ferrier | 1885 |
| 1886 | |
| John Armstrong | 1887 |
| James Moulton | 1888 |
| Bruce Kennedy | 1988-1989 |
| James Bowes | 1889 |
| John Fleming Willans | 1890-1893 |
| Michael Cohen | 1894 |
| John Fleming Willans | 1894 |
| Peter Sullivan | 1895 |
| James Armstrong | 1896 |
| Lewis S Abrahams | 1897 |
| Thomas Henry Elwin | 1898 |
| Fred Allan Smith | 1899-1900 |
| James Joseph Quirk | 1901 |
| Fred Allan Smith | 1902-1903 |
| Ebenezer C H Matthews | 1904-1906 |
| Thomas Henry Elwin | 1907-1913 |
| James Charles Little | 1914 |
| Thomas Henry Elwin | 1915-1916 |
| Ebernezer C H Matthews | 1916 |
| John Anderson McPherson | 1917-1919 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson | 1920-1921 |
| George Norman Dixon | 1922-1923 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson | 1924 |
| William H Harden | 1924, 1925 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson | 1926 |
| Samuel Henry Barker | 1927 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson | 1928-1930 |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman | 1930, 1931 |
| Thomas Henry Mancy | 1932-1934 |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman | 1935 |
| Alexander Baird | 1936-1937 |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman | 1938 |
| Ralph E R Skinner | 1939 |
| Francis Charles Garner | 1940 |
| Thomas Gordon | 1941 |
| Richard Eric Blamey | 1942 |
| Thomas Gordon | 1943-1944 |
| George F Hepburn | 1945 |
| William Joseph Gammage | 1946 |
| John Archer Lorimer | 1947 |
| Francis Charles Garner | 1948-1950 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson | 1951 |
| William George Armstrong | 1951, 1959 |