Blayney Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Central West

Central West, New South Wales

The Central West region refers to the area west of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has an area of 63,262 square kilometers....

 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is on the Mid-Western Highway

Mid-Western Highway

The Mid-Western Highway starts at Bathurst New South Wales, where it joins with the Great Western Highway over the Blue Mountains from Sydney.It proceeds via Blayney, Carcoar and Cowra. It then heads west through Grenfell to West Wyalong where it crosses the Newell Highway...

 and the Main Western railway line

Main Western railway line, New South Wales

The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions.- Description of route :...

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Its major town is Blayney

Blayney, New South Wales

Blayney is a farming town and administrative centre with a population of 2,745 in 2006, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia...

 and it also includes the townships of Carcoar

Carcoar, New South Wales

Carcoar is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, in Blayney Shire. In 2006, the town had a population of 218 people. It is situated just off the Mid-Western Highway 258 km west of Sydney and 52 km south-west of Bathurst and is 720 m above sea-level...

, Millthorpe

Millthorpe, New South Wales

Millthorpe is a town located between Orange and Blayney in New South Wales, Australia in the Blayney Shire. At the 2006 census, Millthorpe had a population of 725 people....

 and the smaller villages of Mandurama

Mandurama, New South Wales

Mandurama is a village in the Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The site of the village and surrounding areas was home to the Wiradjuri people prior to settlement, and the name "Mandurama" is derived from their word for 'water holes'...

, Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst, New South Wales

Lyndhurst is a small village in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is 4 kilometres west of Mandurama or about 269 km west of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Bathurst just off the Mid-Western Highway New South Wales. Once serving as the major centre for basic goods and needs...

, Neville

Neville, New South Wales

Neville is a small village in the south east of New South Wales, Australia, in Blayney Shire. It is 60km south of Bathurst or about 16 km south east of Mandurama. It is 940 metres above sea level and currently has a population of about 100.-History:...

, Barry

Barry, New South Wales

Barry is a small village in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, in Blayney Shire. It is situated within an hours driving time from the townships and villages of Blayney, Millthorpe, Mandurama, Neville, Lyndhurst and Carcoar...

 and Newbridge

Newbridge, New South Wales

Newbridge is a village of about 100 residents in New South Wales, Australia in Blayney Shire. It is approximately 30 km from Bathurst and 15 km from Blayney in the Central Tablelands of NSW. At the 2006 census, Newbridge had a population of 90 people..- History :Newbridge village...

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Blayney Shire consists of approximately 1,600 square kilometres of well watered, gently undulating to hilly country and the climate is partially suitable for cool climate crops and trees. There is also significant mining industry in the shire.

Council

Blayney Shire Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	7
	Total	7

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Allan Ewin	Unaffiliated
	Scott Ferguson	Unaffiliated
	Roxanne Reeks	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Bruce Kingham	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Geoff Braddon	Unaffiliated
	Kevin Radburn	Unaffiliated
	Don Bell	Unaffiliated