About Berrigan Shire
The Shire is situated in the central southern part of the Riverina region and is predominantly irrigated rural land in nature, with its main pursuits being devoted to agriculture across its flat to slightly undulating terrain. It is bound to the south by the Murray River.
The Council boundaries encompass the urban centres of Barooga, Berrigan, Finley and Tocumwal. These urban clusters serve principally as rural commercial service centres with increasing requirements being placed on Barooga and Tocumwal to meet rapidly expanding tourist numbers that are now drawn on a daily basis by the attraction of the Murray River and its associated extensive active and passive recreation and entertainment amenities.
The presence of public participation to assist in defining needs and becoming involved in self help projects is encouraged by the Council as a means of satisfying accelerated community needs. The Council is also aiming to encourage presentation of public views and involve citizens in its own communities.
The welfare needs of the Berrigan Shire Community in employment, health, housing, youth needs and wants, information, services, public transport, public works are all of concern to the Council. At this point in time some of these areas remain largely the prime responsibility of State and Federal Government instrumentalities and in these cases the Council is the community?s advocate.
The Council continually seeks to establish and maintain the optimum in road network requirements, public amenities, environmental and aesthetic standards by good management in the efficient use of the limited resources at its disposal.
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