Weddin Shire

Weddin Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	3,665 (2011 census)
• Density	1.0748/km2 (2.784/sq mi)
Area	3,410 km2 (1,316.6 sq mi)
Mayor	Mark Liebich (Unaligned)
Council seat	Grenfell
Region	Central West
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Website	Weddin Shire
LGAs around Weddin Shire: Lachlan Forbes Cabonne Bland Weddin Shire Cowra Temora Hilltops Hilltops

Weddin Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire's major town is Grenfell and it also includes the small towns of Caragabal, Greenethorpe and Quandialla.

The mayor of Weddin Shire Council is Cr Mark Liebich, who is unaligned with any political party.

Council

The Weddin Shire Council Chambers, in Grenfell.

Current composition and election method

Weddin 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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Mark Liebich	Unaligned	Mayor
	Nevin Hughes	Unaligned
	Geoff McClelland	Unaligned
	John Niven	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Graeme Halls	Unaligned
	Paul Best	Independent
	Carly Brown	Independent
	Jan Parlett	Independent
	Alan Griffiths	Independent