Member Councils
RAMJO member councils collaborate through strategic planning, priority setting, advocating, engaging with governments and key stakeholders to facilitate infrastructure development and ensure long-term sustainability, wellbeing and liveability of the region’s communities.
AlburyCity Council
Albury is a vibrant regional city located on the NSW/Victorian border, separated by the Murray River, with attractions including the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) which showcases contemporary works, the Botanic Gardens offering a large parkland with children’s garden, and Monument Hill featuring WWI and WWII memorials and views over the city.
AlburyCity strives to deliver best-in-class leadership, services, facilities and experiences to ensure Albury is a great place to live, work and invest. Planning focuses on a growing community, with infrastructure investments to attract new and diverse businesses and developing its cultural, sporting, leisure and nature offerings.
Employing 480 committed and highly skilled people, AlburyCity’s annual budget is $145M with $58M a year being invested in capital works.
The council is a regional leader dedicated to partnering with all levels of government, stakeholders, organisations and community groups on issues affecting the local region.
Berrigan Shire Council
Berrigan Shire is situated in the Southern Riverina, halfway between Albury and Echuca, with a population exceeding 8,500, with the majority in the towns of Barooga, Berrigan, Finley and Tocumwal.
Bordered to the south by The Murray River, featuring lush eucalyptus bushlands and boasting some of the most magnificent sandy river inland beaches that Australia has to offer. The north of the Shire is predominantly agricultural with dry and irrigated farming ranging from grain, beef, sheep, orchards and vegetable crops, dairy and vineyards.
Carrathool Shire Council
Carrathool Shire consists of the town of Hillston,and the surrounding villages of Goolgowi, Merriwagga, Rankins Springs and Carrathool. The Shire boasts two rivers, two national parks, and a booming agricultural industry. From the wide-open plains of Willandra National Park, to the Conapaira Ranges at Rankins Springs, the Shire offers an abundance of diversity.
The Shire covers 19,000km² yet has a population of only 3,300. Two thirds of the population are based in the five towns and villages with the remaining one third in rural areas.
Carrathool Shire is well known for its rich agricultural industry. Traditionally a grazing and cropping area, with new innovations in irrigation, the industry has now expanded into citrus, cotton, viticulture, walnuts, olives, potatoes, lettuce, mangoes, cherries, corn, rice and a large cattle feedlot.
Nature and the environment also play a major role in Carrathool Shire, with an abundance of native flora and fauna found throughout the area.
Edward River Council
Edward River Council was proclaimed on 12 May 2016, following the amalgamation of the former Conargo Shire Council and Deniliquin Council into one strong, cohesive and dynamic organisation.
Edward River Council provides services and support to a community of approximately 9,000 permanent residents across a region covering 8,881 square kilometres, including the town of Deniliquin and the six rural villages of Blighty, Booroorban, Conargo, Mayrung, Pretty Pine and Wanganella.
Federation Council
Federation Council was established on 12 May 2016, following the amalgamation of Corowa Shire and Urana Shire. Federation Council is home to the thriving and diverse communities of Corowa, Howlong, Mulwala, Oaklands, Urana, Balldale, Boree Creek, Buraja-Lowesdale, Coreen, Daysdale, Morundah, Rand, Rennie and Savernake.
Located within an agriculturally rich and diverse area on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, the Southern Riverina region is the centre of one of the most productive wool, grain, lamb and beef-cattle growing areas of Australia.
Griffith City Council
Griffith is the regional capital of the Western Riverina, with a population of more than 26,000 people, and is a major service centre for surrounding inland regional towns.
It is a vibrant, thriving and unique city with low unemployment, good population growth and affordable housing. It lies at the centre of Australia’s largest citrus producing region, which also produces more than 75% of NSW wine grapes, 90% of Australia’s rice, and 95% of Australia’s prunes.
Hay Shire Council
Hay Shire is located on the Hay Plains, one of the flattest sections of land in the world, and the centre of one of the best merino wool growing regions in Australia. The Shire covers 11,348 sq km and comprises the communities of Hay, Maude and Booligal, with a combined population of around 2,445 people.
Leeton Shire Council
Leeton Shire is one of the most innovative, inclusive and progressive places in regional Australia.
Leeton is the second largest regional centre in the Western Riverina region with a population of 11,602. It plays an integral role in the region’s value-added agricultural processing, agriculture, education and research, transport and logistics.
Leeton is the birthplace of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and was purposely built as part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme.
Leeton Shire is 1,167 square kilometres in size, encompassing the towns of Yanco and Whitton and the villages of Murrami and Wamoon.
Murray River Council
Located in the Southern Riverina and bordering Victoria, Murray River Council is situated amongst majestic sweeping plains, magnificent red gum forests and is surrounded by the mighty Murray River and its tributaries.
With an area covering 11,865 square kilometres and a population of around 11,887 residents we have almost one resident per square kilometre who enjoy our vast and growing region. The main population centres include Barham, Mathoura, Moama, Moulamein, Murray Downs, Tooleybuc and Wakool. Other communities include Bunnaloo, Goodnight, Koraleigh and Womboota.
The area has a wealth of physical features including majestic sweeping plains; magnificent stands of Red Gum forests and is almost totally surrounded by the mighty Murray River and its tributaries.
Murrumbidgee Council
Established in 2016 following the amalgamation of the former Jerilderie Shire Council and Murrumbidgee Shire Council. Murrumbidgee Council covers an area of 6,680 square kilometres including over 100 kilometres of natural river frontage to the Murrumbidgee River and a population of 4,047 people.
Murrumbidgee Council provide services and support to a community of over 4,000 permanent residents in Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie, as well as a number of surrounding localities.
Narrandera Shire Council
Narrandera is centred on the Murrumbidgee River and the Shire includes the townships of Narrandera, Barellan and Grong Grong, with Binya village and a number of farming localities all contributing to the unique characteristics of our Local Government area. The Shire covers an area of 4,116 square kilometres with a population of 5,853 residents.
Our Council is community focused and is committed to providing quality services for residents while building a bright future for our Shire.
Associate Member Councils
Balranald Shire Council
Balranald Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, on the Sturt Highway. It is the location of World Heritage listed Mungo National Park and the Willandra Lakes region. Balranald Shire is also known for the five iconic rivers that meander through the Shire being the Murrumbidgee, Murray, Wakool, Edward and Lachlan rivers.
Part of Yanga National Park is also located in the Balranald Shire and is in close proximity to the township of Balranald.
Balranald Shire includes the towns of Balranald and Euston. Other localities include Kyalite, Hatfield, Penarie, Clare and Oxley.
Wagga Wagga Council
The largest city in inland New South Wales, Wagga Wagga encompasses a total land area of 4,825 sq km and is perfectly situated about 455 kilometres south-west of Sydney and 452 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
Serving more than 68,000 residents, Wagga Wagga City Council is one of the largest local government areas by population and land area in NSW.
Wagga Wagga City Council manages a 2300km road network, Wagga Wagga Airport, Livestock Marketing Centre, and sporting facilities such as the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre, Multi-purpose Stadium and Multi Sport Cycling Complex.
Council also provides important community facilities such as Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga City Library, Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, as well as maintaining countless parks, playgrounds and sporting facilities.
Wentworth Shire Council
Wentworth is the Gateway to Outback NSW. The Murray and Darling Rivers provide a serene and lush oasis in contrast to the arid outback landscape throughout southwestern New South Wales.
Wentworth Shire covers an area of 2,626,926 hectares (26,000 sq km) and has a population of approximately 8,000 people. The southern boundary (along the Murray River) has the greatest population density in the townships of Wentworth, Dareton, Buronga and Gol Gol. Wentworth is situated 1,075 km from Sydney 585 km Melbourne and 420 km from Adelaide and is located within New South Wales, on the border of Victoria.
Mildura, situated on the Victorian side of the Murray River, is the nearest rural city. Its location, connects the desirable rural lifestyle of Wentworth’s townships with all the conveniences of regional services. The Mildura and Wentworth area is also known as “Murray Outback” and “Sunraysia”.
Wentworth Shire is a region of great diversity and offers an opportunity to experience outback Australia.