Murrumbidgee Council

{{for|the former local government area|Murrumbidgee Shire}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = lga

| name = Murrumbidgee Council

| state = nsw

| image =Murrumbidgee Council LGA NSW.png

| caption = Location in New South Wales

| pop = 3826

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA15560|name=Murrumbidgee (A)|accessdate=8 December 2017|quick=on}}

| pop2 = 3961

| pop2_year = 2018 est.

| pop2_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=27 March 2019}} Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.

| area = 6880

| area_footnotes =

| est = {{start date|2016|05|12|df=y}}

| abolished =

| coordinates = {{coord|35|9|S|145|46|E|display=inline,title}}

| seat =

| mayor = Ruth McRae

| mayortitle =

| region = Riverina

| logo = Murrumbidgee Council Logo.png

| url = https://www.murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au

| stategov = Murray

| fedgov = Farrer

| near-nw = Carrathool

| near-n = Carrathool, Griffith

| near-ne = Leeton

| near-w = Hay, Edward River

| near-e = Narrandera, Federation

| near-sw = Edward River

| near-s = Berrigan

| near-se = Federation

}}

Murrumbidgee 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 the Murrumbidgee Shire and the Jerilderie Shire.

The combined area comprises {{convert|6880|km2}} and covers the urban areas of Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie and the surrounding cropping and pastoral areas. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 4,047.

The inaugural mayor of Murrumbidgee Council is former Jerilderie Shire councillor Ruth McRae, elected on 21 September 2017.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4939930/top-post-goes-to-jerilderie-councillor/?src=rss |title=Ruth McRae becomes first mayor of Murrumbidgee Shire following amalgamation with Jerilderie |last=Bunn |first=Anthony |date=21 September 2017 |work=Border Mail |access-date=21 September 2017}} Cr McRae was elected as mayor for the second term on 24 September 2019.{{Cite web|title=Council Minutes and Business Papers {{!}} Murrumbidgee Council|url=https://www.murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/default/page.asp?p=DOC-KTL-42-36-07|website=www.murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au|access-date=2020-05-11}}