Macleay Shire

{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}}

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| seat = West Kempsey

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Macleay Shire was a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Macleay Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 121| page = 1593| date = 7 March 1906| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226474400| access-date = 16 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}

The shire offices were in West Kempsey.{{Gazette NSW| title = The Council of the Shire of Macleay: Sale of land for overdue rates| issue = 86| page = 2996

| date = 6 August 1971| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220133717| access-date = 16 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}} Other towns in the shire included Bellbrook, Frederickton, Smithtown and South West Rocks.

Macleay Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Kempsey to form Kempsey Shire on 1 October 1975.{{Gazette NSW| title = Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation| issue = 114| page = 3561

| date = 5 September 1975| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220190776| access-date = 16 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}