The Councillors and their contact details are listed below, otherwise correspondence can be addressed to Council via the General Manager as follows:
The General Manager
PO Box 12
GOOLGOWI NSW 2652
Email: council@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Ward A
Cr Darryl Jardine
Elected 2004
Mayor 2019-Current
Deputy Mayor 2009, 2011 – 2019
Cr Jardine is currently a Council delegate to the Lachlan Floodplain Management Committee, Rankins Springs Floodplain Management Committee, Police Accountability Community Team, Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation (RAMJO), Western Division Group of Councils and the Country Mayors Association.
M: 0448 411 305
E: djardine@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Cr David Fensom
Elected 2008
Cr Fensom is currently a Council delegate to the Mallee Bush Fire Prevention Scheme (2nd), Murray Darling Association, Lachlan Floodplain Management Committee, Rankins Springs Floodplain Management Committee, Traffic & Develpoment Committee (2nd) and the Wallanthery Hall Committee.
M: 0427 672 606
E: dfensom@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
(2nd) = alternate delegate
Cr Geoff Peters
Elected 2012
Cr Peters is currently a Council delegate to the Bush Fire Management Commitee, Lachlan Floodplain Management Committee, Rankins Springs Floodplain Management Committee, Kidman Way Promotional Committee (2nd) and Mallee Bush Fire Prevention Scheme.
M: 0428 678 136
E: gpeters@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
(2nd) = alternate delegate
Cr Craig McKeon
Elected 2024
As an elected member of Council Cr McKeon is automatically a delegate of the committees of “Full Council” these are the Plant Committee, Roads Committee and General Managers Performance Review Committee.
Cr McKeon is a Justice of the Peace and was nominated for Citizen of the Year for 2023.
M: 0427 007 177
E: cmckeon@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Cr Heather Lyall
Elected 2021
Cr Lyall is currently a Council delegate to the Country Public Libraries, South West Arts Project, Kidman Way Promotional Committee, and Outback Regional Tourism Organisation.
M: 0414 561 005
E: hlyall@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Ward B
Cr Beverley Furner
Elected 2016
Deputy Mayor 2022-present
Cr Furner is currently a Council delegate to the Country Public Libraries Association (2nd), Murray Darling Association (2nd), Western Riverina Community Library (2nd), Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation (RAMJO) (2nd), Western Division Group of Councils (2nd) and the Goolgowi Hall Management Committee.
P:02 6965 1260
E: bfurner@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
(2nd) = alternate delegate
Cr Michael Armstrong
Elected 2012
Cr Armstrong is currently a Council delegate to the Traffic & Development Committee.
M:0427 483 870
E: marmstrong@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Cr Jamie Parsons
Elected 2024
Cr Parsons is currently the Council delegate for the Rankins Springs War Memorial Hall Management Committee, and Rankins Springs Recreation Group Management Committee.
M:0412 065 053
E: jparsons@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Cr Nick Smith
Elected 2024
Cr Smith is currently a Council delegate to the Bush Fire Management Committee and the Merriwagga Public Hall Committee.
M:0427 654 424
E: nsmith@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
Cr Anne-Maree Young
Elected 2024
As an elected member of Council Cr Young is automatically a delegate of the committees of “Full Council” these are the Plant Committee, Roads Committee and General Managers Performance Review Committee.
P:
E: amyoung@carrathool.nsw.gov.au
The Role of Mayor & Councillors
Councillors are empowered to exercise direction and control when allocating the Council’s resources during the four year Delivery Program preparation. They also play a key role in the creation and review of the Council’s policies and objectives and the criteria relating to the exercises of the Council’s regulatory functions.
The role of a Councillor is, as a member of the governing body of the Council:
- To direct and control the affairs of the Council in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993;
- To participate in the optimum allocation of the Council’s resources for the benefit of the area;
- To play a key role in the creation and review of the Council’s policies and objectives and criteria relating to the exercise of Council’s regulatory functions;
- To review the performance of the Council and its delivery of services in relation to Council’s Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program, Operational Plan and revenue policies.
The role of a Councillor is, as an elected person:
- To represent the interests of the residents and ratepayers
- To provide leadership and guidance to the community
- To facilitate communication between the community and the Council
The Mayor is elected by the Councillors as the Civic Leader and acts as a public spokesperson on matters of policy. The Mayor is also the link between Council and Management and plays a general supervisory role over the operations of the Council.
Under the Local Government Act, the Mayor:
- Exercises the functions of Council
- Chairs meetings
- Carries out civic and ceremonial functions.