Murray River Council

The Murray River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of Murray Shire with Wakool Shire.

The combined area comprises 11865 km2 and covers the northern bank of the Murray River and hinterland from Moama downstream to Tooleybuc. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 11,456.

Main towns and villages
The largest town in Murray River Council is Moama in the far south east. Other towns and localities in the area include Barham, Bunnaloo, Burraboi, Caldwell, Cunninyeuk, Koraleigh, Kyalite, Mathoura, Moulamein, Murray Downs, Speewa, Tantonan, Tooleybuc, Wakool and Womboota.

Heritage listings
The Murray River Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:


 * Barham, 319 Main Road: Barham Bridge over Murray River
 * Cunninyeuk, 94 Noorong Road (Main Road): Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River
 * Moama, Hunt Street: Moama Historic Precinct
 * Swan Hill, 386 Main Road: Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River
 * Swan Hill, 67 Main Road (East): Swan Hill-Murray River Road Bridge
 * Tooleybuc, 222 Main Road: Tooleybuc Bridge
 * Wakool, Moulamein Highway: Murray Downs Homestead

Council
The Administrator of the Murray River Council from 2016 to September 2017 was David Shaw.

Murray River Council has nine councillors elected proportionally from three wards – Moama, Greater Murray and Greater Wakool. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.

The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the council by order of election is as follows:

Main towns in shire
In 2021 census the shire had a population of 12,850.