shire
(by extension) An administrative area or district in other countries.
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From the Mayor 05 May 2026 Gwydir Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #GwydirShireCouncil #VLGA
Mayor's Column: Community, connection and the courage to grow 01 May 2026 Kempsey Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #KempseyShireCouncil #VLGA
Update on the independent investigation into the establishment of the Richard Gill School 05 May 2026 Muswellbrook Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #MuswellbrookShireCouncil #VLGA
May Council Meeting – Change of Location 05 May 2026 Warrumbungle Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #WarrumbungleShireCouncil #VLGA
World Heritage Bid Community Information Session 05 May 2026 Central Goldfields Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #VLGA #MAV #VicCouncils #CentralGoldfieldsShireCouncil
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(by extension) An administrative area or district in other countries.
“From the Mayor 05 May 2026 Gwydir Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #GwydirShireCouncil #VLGA”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Mayor's Column: Community, connection and the courage to grow 01 May 2026 Kempsey Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #KempseyShireCouncil #VLGA”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Update on the independent investigation into the establishment of the Richard Gill School 05 May 2026 Muswellbrook Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #MuswellbrookShireCouncil #VLGA”
— Bluesky· May 2026“May Council Meeting – Change of Location 05 May 2026 Warrumbungle Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #LGNSW #NSWCouncils #WarrumbungleShireCouncil #VLGA”
— Bluesky· May 2026“World Heritage Bid Community Information Session 05 May 2026 Central Goldfields Shire Council #LGNewsRoundup #VLGA #MAV #VicCouncils #CentralGoldfieldsShireCouncil”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To constitute or reconstitute (a country or region) into one or more shires () or counties.
County Longford was shired in 1586.
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