The Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) was an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales, which amended the Local Government Act 1919, with the purpose of amalgamating a series of local government areas in New South Wales. The amalgamations took effect from 1 January 1981.
The Act Schedule 1 of the Act lists the areas to be amalgamated and the status of the new area (i.e. Shire or Municipality). The only area to be split by the Act was the Manning Shire, divided between the Shire of Great Lakes and the newly created Municipality of Greater Taree.Schedule 1, Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act. Retrieved 24 October 2018
Councils amalgamated Municipalities Constituent areasUnited areaMunicipality of Port Macquarie, Hastings ShireMunicipality of Port-Macquarie-HastingsCity of Wagga Wagga, Kyeamba Shire, Mitchell ShireCity of Wagga WaggaMunicipality of Taree, Municipality of Wingham, part of Manning ShireMunicipality of Greater Taree
Shires Constituent areasUnited areaMunicipality of Bega, Mumbulla Shire, Imlay ShireBega Valley ShireMunicipality of Moree, Boomi Shire, Boolooroo ShireMoree Plains ShireMunicipality of Narrabri, Namoi ShireNarrabri ShireMunicipality of Quirindi, Tamarang ShireQuirindi ShireMunicipality of Cowra, Waugoola ShireCowra ShireMunicipality of Forbes, Jemalong ShireForbes ShireMunicipality of Parkes, Goobang ShireParkes ShireMunicipality of Narromine, Timbregongie ShireNarromine ShireMunicipality of Temora, Narraburra ShireTemora ShireMunicipality of Junee, Illabo ShireJunee ShireMunicipality of Cooma, Monaro ShireCooma-Monaro ShireMunicipality of Bowral, Mittagong Shire, Wingecarribee ShireWingecarribee ShireMunicipality of Windsor, Colo ShireHawkesbury ShireGreat Lakes Shire, part of Manning ShireGreat Lakes Shire
Repeal The Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011.
See also
List of local government areas in New South Wales List of former local government areas in New South Wales
References