Country Mayors Association NSW

Parkes Shire Council is an active member of the Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA).

The association was established before 1980 with a handful of members, and has now grown to represent the vast majority of regional and rural local government areas within the state.

The CMA allows local government from rural and regional NSW to come together to discuss issues of specific interest, to areas outside the major metropolitan centres as well as looking at the bigger picture of the whole local government sector within the state.

Some of the key priorities for the CMA is looking at converting waste to energy, improving roads, attracting country doctors and investing in new technologies.

The CMA Executive Committee currently comprises:

  • Cr Rick Firman OAM JP, Temora Shire Council - Chairman

  • Cr Russell Fitzpatrick, Bega Valley Shire Council - Deputy Chairman

  • Cr Phyllis Miller OAM, Forbes Shire Council

  • Cr Sam Coupland, Armidale Regional Council

  • Cr Russell Webb, Tamworth Regional Council

  • Cr Josh Black, Dubbo Regional Council

  • Cr John Medcalf OAM, Lachlan Shire Council

  • Cr Sharon Cadwallader, Ballina Shire Council

  • Cr Sue Moore, Singleton Shire Council 
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