Temora Shire is a local government area in the Riverina

Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is on Burley Griffin Way

Burley Griffin Way

Burley Griffin Way is a New South Wales state route, is located in south eastern Australia. Named after the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin, designer of the cities of Canberra and Griffith, the highway links the two cities via Yass and the Barton Highway.It provides a major link between...

.

It includes the town of Temora

Temora, New South Wales

Temora is a town located in north east part of the Riverina area of New South Wales, south-west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census the population of Temora was 4,086.-History:...

 and the small towns of Springdale

Springdale, New South Wales

Springdale is a village community in the central north part of the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is situated by road, about 3 kilometres east from Combaning and 23 kilometres north west from Stockinbingal....

, Sebastapol, Ariah Park

Ariah Park, New South Wales

Ariah Park is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, west of Temora and south of West Wyalong. The town is within the Temora Shire near Burley Griffin Way. On Census night 2006, Ariah Park had a population of 293 people....

, Gidginbung

Gidginbung, New South Wales

Gidginbung is a town community in the north eastern part of the Riverina and situated about 18 kilometres north west from Temora and 50 kilometres south east from West Wyalong.Gidginbung Post Office opened on 1 October 1891 and closed in 1978....

, Narraburra and Wallundry.

Council

Temora Shire Council is composed of nine 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...  and Unaffiliated	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Rick Firman	Unaffiliated	Deputy Mayor
	Rachael Schliebs	Unaffiliated
	Peter Speirs	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Nigel Judd	Unaffiliated
	Graham Sinclair	Unaffiliated
	Graham Coates	Unaffiliated
	Ken Smith	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...
	Irene Broad	Unaffiliated
	Trevor Colwill	Unaffiliated