Our Administrator

Central Darling Shire Council is currently under Administration.

The period of Administration will end at the first meeting of the new Council in 2025. 
After more than a decade in Administration the first Council Meeting for Central Darling Shire, with councillors, will be held on Thursday 4 December 2025.
The meeting will start at 10.30 am at the Wilcannia Council Chambers. All welcome.  

Mr Robert (Bob) Stewart was appointed as Administrator on 25 January 2019 by the NSW Minister for Local Government.

The Administrator performs all the functions of an elected Council and is supported by the General Manager and two Directors.

Mr Stewart has more than 40 years’ local government experience.

Mr Stewart can also be contacted through email stewartr@centraldarling.nsw.gov.au

Mr Stewart is a former senior local government manager who has practiced in the regional NSW councils of Singleton, Quirindi, Griffith, Cabonne and Liverpool Plains.

He was General Manager at Tumut Shire from 2008 and was appointed Interim General Manager of the new Snowy Valleys Council following amalgamation.

On his retirement Mr Stewart commenced a consultancy practice and has acted as Interim General Manager at Balranald and Lachlan Shire Councils.

In January 2019 he was appointed administrator at Central Darling Shire.