Urana Shire
The Urana Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Newell Highway crosses its north-west corner. The Shire includes the town of Urana and the small towns of Boree Creek, Morundah, Oaklands and Rand.
The mayor of Urana Shire is Cr. Patrick Bourke an unaligned politician.
Council
Current composition and election method
Urana Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three 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. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012. In the B and C Wards, only three candidates, being those below, nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for these Wards was uncontested. In the A Ward, an election was held. The makeup of the Council is as follows:
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:
Urana
Urana /jəˈrænə/ is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
Urana is located between Lockhart and Jerilderie, about 561 kilometres (349 mi) southwest of the state capital, Sydney. To the west lies Lake Urana and the Lake Urana Nature Reserve. To the east lies a smaller lake, Lake Uranagang.
Urana is the major town and headquarters of Urana Shire. The shire includes the localities of Boree Creek, Morundah, Oaklands and Rand. The Urana district is used for raising sheep and for growing wheat and other grain crops.
In the 2011 census, there were 300 people in Urana (State Suburbs) of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.
History
Urana was first settled by Europeans during the 1850s. In May 1859 a design for the "Town of Urana" by Surveyor Hayes was approved by the New South Wales Executive Council. The name Urana comes from the Aboriginal word 'airana', meaning a temporary shelter (usually consisting of a simple frame of branches covered with bark, leaves, or grass).
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