Narromine shire won't need to head to the polls next month with the exact number of candidates needed, and will go ahead uncontested.
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Current mayor Craig Davies is among those who will be automatically appointed to the new council, and said while it would have been good to see a larger field of nominations for the sake of democracy and cost, he was "excited" what the new council will bring.
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"I think the new people are very excited about the prospects and I'm in extremely enthusiastic about the council that we will have from December 4," he said.
"It's going to be terrific."
The nine councillors will begin their term on December 4, the date of elections in other Local Government Areas across NSW.
The nine councillors will be made up of four current councillors - Craig Davies, Dawn Collins, Les Lambert and Lyn Jablonski; and five new councillors - Diane Beaumont, Lachlan Roberts, Ewen Jones, Casey Forrester and Adine Hoey.
Outgoing councillors Robert McCutcheon, James Craft and Colin Hamilton will not run for a second term.
The new councillors will begin their strategic planning process, which involves a review of the community strategic plan including community consultation to establish priorities for the term of council.
"So this is the community's opportunity to have their say in what will become the priorities for council over the next four years," Cr Davies said.
"We take it very seriously. There is a very extensive consultation period, we have people out in the community asking questions, questionaries for people to fill in, people can write to us and put submissions in so that we as a council understand what people's priorities are and we can act upon them."
Reflecting on the previous term of council, Cr Davies said the increase and value of development had risen significantly, and the shire could expect to see more housing, and employment opportunities.
"We're proving that not only are we a go ahead council, we're getting things done," he said.
"You only have to look at the community facilities in both towns and in Tomingley, to know that there is a completely different approach to getting things done across the shire.
"I'm blessed to have the general manager we've got, and certainly all the staff are very high quality and that makes all the difference."
Zaarkacha Marlan
Court and crime reporter at the Daily Liberal. Formerly the sole journalist for the Nyngan Observer, Narromine News and Trangie Advocate.
Court and crime reporter at the Daily Liberal. Formerly the sole journalist for the Nyngan Observer, Narromine News and Trangie Advocate.
