New South Wales Regional Boundaries tend to differ according to source.  The NSWGenWeb Project has opted for a modified version of the Department of Local Government's 2004 Boundary guidelines.  For your convenience the State has been divided into 12 research areas (or counties):

>	Central West	>	Hunter Valley	>	Murrumbidgee	>	Richmond-Tweed
>	Far West	>	Mid-North Coast	>	North	>	South Coast
>	Greater Sydney	>	Murray	>	North West	>	South East

Of the 12 county regions represented each contains various cities, towns and associated municipalities.  Current NSW council shires are alphabetically listed below. 

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Shire County Local Albury Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Albury (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Armidale-Dumaresq  North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Armidale-Dumaresq (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Ashfield Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Ashfield (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Auburn Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Auburn (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Ballina Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: adopt me) Ballina & Richmond River (Local Coordinator: Mandy O'Neill) Balranald Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Balranald (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bankstown Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Bankstown (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bathurst Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Bathurst (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Baulkham Hills Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Baulkham Hills (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bega Valley  South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Bega Valley (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bellingen Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Bellingen (Local Coordinator: Sandra Taylor) Berrigan  Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Berrigan  (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Blacktown Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Blacktown (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bland Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Bland (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Blayney Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Blayney (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Blue Mountains Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Blue Mountains (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bogan North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Bogan (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bombala South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Bombala (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Boorowa South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Boorowa (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Botany Bay Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Botany Bay (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Bourke North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Bourke (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Brewarrina North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Brewarrina (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Broken Hill Far West (County Coordinator: adopt me) Broken Hill (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Burwood Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Burwood (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Byron Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: volunteer) Byron (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Cabonne Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Cabonne (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Camden Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Camden (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Campbelltown Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Campbelltown (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Canada Bay Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Canada Bay (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Canterbury Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Canterbury (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Carrathool Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Carrathool (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Casino Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: adopt me) Casino (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Central Darling Far West (County Coordinator: adopt me) Central Darling (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Cessnock Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Cessnock (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Clarence Valley Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Clarence Valley (Local Coordinator: adopt me) Cobar  North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Cobar (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Coffs Harbour  Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Coffs Harbour (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Conargo Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Conargo (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Coolamon Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Coolamon (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Cooma-Monaro South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Cooma-Monaro (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Coonamble North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Coonamble (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Cootamundra  Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Cootamundra (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Corowa Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Corowa (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Cowra Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Cowra (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Deniliquin  Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Deniliquin (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Dubbo North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Dubbo (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Dungog Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Dungog (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Eurobodalla South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Eurobodalla (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Fairfield Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Fairfield (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Forbes  Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Forbes (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Gilgandra North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Gilgandra (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Glen Innes North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Glen Innes (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Gloucester Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Gloucester (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Goulburn-Mulwaree South East (County Coordinator: volunteer) Goulburn-Mulwaree (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Gosford  Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Gosford (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Goulburn South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Goulburn (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Great Lakes Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Great Lakes (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Greater Hume Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Greater Hume (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Greater Taree Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Greater Taree (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Griffith Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Griffith (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Gundagai  Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Gundagai (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Gunnedah North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Gunnedah (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Guyra North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Guyra (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Gwydir North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Gwydir (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Harden South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Harden (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Hawkesbury Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Hawkesbury (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Hay  Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Hay (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Holroyd Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Holroyd (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Hornsby Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Hornsby (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Hunters Hill Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Hunters Hill (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Hurstville Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Hurstville (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Inverell North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Inverell (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Jerilderie Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Jerilderie (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Junee Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Junee (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Kempsey Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Kempsey (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Kiama South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Kiama (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Kogarah Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Kogarah (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Ku-ring-gai Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Ku-ring-gai (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Kyogle  Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: adopt me) Kyogle (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Lachlan  Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Lachlan (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Lake Macquarie Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Lake Macquarie (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Lane Cove Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Lane Cove (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Leeton Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Leeton (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Leichhardt Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Leichhardt (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Lismore Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: adopt me) Lismore (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Lithgow Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Lithgow (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Liverpool Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Liverpool (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Liverpool Plains North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Liverpool Plains (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Lockhart  Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Lockhart (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island (Island Coordinator: NSWGenWeb) - Maitland Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Maitland (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Manly Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Manly (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Marrickville Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Marrickville (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Mid-Western Regional Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Mid-Western Regional (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Moree Plains North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Moree Plains (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Mosman Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Mosman (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Murray Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Murray (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Murrumbidgee  Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Murrumbidgee  (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Muswellbrook Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Muswellbrook (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Nambucca  Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Nambucca (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Narrabri North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Narrabri (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Narrandera Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Narrandera (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Narromine North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Narromine (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Newcastle  Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Newcastle (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) North Sydney  Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) North Sydney (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Oberon Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Oberon (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Orange Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Orange (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Palerang South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Palerang (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Parkes  Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Parkes (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Parramatta Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Parramatta (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Penrith Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Penrith (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Pittwater Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Pittwater (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Port Macquarie-Hastings Mid-North Coast (County Coordinator: adopt me) Port Macquarie-Hastings (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Port Stephens Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Port Stephens (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Queanbeyan South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Queanbeyan (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Randwick Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Randwick (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Richmond Valley Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: adopt me) Ballina & Richmond River (Local Coordinator: Mandy O'Neill) Rockdale Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Rockdale (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Ryde Greater Sydney  (County Coordinator: adopt me) Ryde (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Shell Harbour South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Shell Harbour (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Shoalhaven South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Shoalhaven (Local Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Singleton Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Singleton (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Snowy River South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Snowy River (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Strathfield Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Strathfield (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Sutherland Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Sutherland (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Sydney Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Sydney (Local Coordinator: adopt me) Tamworth North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Tamworth (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Temora Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Temora (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Tenterfield North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Tenterfield (Local Coordinator: adopt me) Tumbarumba Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Tumbarumba (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Tumut South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Tumut (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Tweed Richmond-Tweed (County Coordinator: adopt me) Tweed (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Unincorporated Far West (County Coordinator: adopt me) Unincorporated (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Upper Hunter Hunter Valley (County Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Upper Hunter (Local Coordinator: Anne Whiteford) Upper Lachlan South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Upper Lachlan (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Uralla North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Uralla (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Urana  Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Urana (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee (County Coordinator: volunteer) Wagga Wagga (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wakool Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Wakool (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Walcha North (County Coordinator: adopt me) Walcha (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Walgett North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Walgett (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Warren North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Warren (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Warringah Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Warringah (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Warrumbungle North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Warrumbungle (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Waverley  Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Waverley  (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Weddin Central West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Weddin (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wellington North West (County Coordinator: volunteer) Wellington (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wentworth Murray (County Coordinator: volunteer) Wentworth (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Willoughby Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Willoughby (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wingecarribee South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Wingecarribee (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wollondilly Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Wollondilly (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wollongong South Coast (County Coordinator: Cathy Dunn) Wollongong (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Woollahra Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Woollahra (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Wyong Greater Sydney (County Coordinator: adopt me) Wyong (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Yass South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Yass (Local Coordinator: volunteer) Young  South East (County Coordinator: adopt me) Young (Local Coordinator: volunteer)