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Chris Gallagher |
Welcome from the General Manager
Welcome to the Lockhart Shire Council website. You will notice our website has an array of interesting and useful information that caters for not only our shire residents but the many visitors that travel through our region.
Lockhart Shire Council is located in the Eastern Riverina of NSW. Only half day drive from Sydney & Melbourne. It Is ideally situated between the city of Wagga Wagga and the City of Albury & Wodonga.
There are a number of eating places within the Shire as well as the opportunity for some shopping from antiques to clothing, gift-ware & accessory boutiques. Tourist attractions such as The Rock Nature Reserve (the best-known landmark in the Riverina), Galore Hill where you can explore the caves that were used by Bush-ranger, Daniel "Mad Dog" Morgan and award winning boutique wineries makes you appreciate the diversity and the abundance of history that fills our region.
Lockhart Shire has a wide variety of different cultural activities including the unique Doris Golder Gallery of Layered, Fleece Wool Art, Noske's Chinese Crossing and the renowned events such as the Spirit of the Land Festival and the Lockhart Picnic Races that draws crowds in the vicinity of 3,000 to 5,000.
The number of facilities within our shire is an added bonus with services such as a community health centre and hospital, two medical centres and two aged care facilities. There are private & central schools from Kindergarten to year 12 as well as recreational and sporting opportunities for AFL football, netball, swimming, tennis, squash, lawn bowls and golf enthusiasts just to name a few.
There is an abundance of opportunity for business and residential growth within the Shire. Land is for sale at Lockhart's Industrial Park and a new subdivision of residential land is soon to be available
We welcome you to Lockhart Shire where you can enjoy the array of majestic wonders and the complete serenity that our region has to offer. We are community-orientated with enthusiasm that just keeps evolving.
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