Lachlan Shire mayor John Medcalf has been elected to the Executive of the NSW Country Mayors Association (CMA) at the organisation's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney on Friday 15 November.

Over 130 eligible voters cast their ballot from a crowded field 13 of candidates at Parliament House.

Temora Shire mayor Rick Firman was also elected unopposed as Chairman.

"I'm pretty excited actually, and it does help with the profile of our council. The Country Mayors is a good place to advocate for different issues," Cr Medcalf said.

"Not only can I bring the issues from our Lachlan Shire, but also from the western area."

Cr Medcalf said that some of issues he wants to bring to the table include crime, telecommunications and water and road quality, especially the Great Western Highway across the Blue Mountains.

CMA Secretariat Gary Fry,Temora Shire General Manager Melissa Boxall and CMA Chairman Rick Firman. IMAGE: Country Mayors Association

It isn't his first stint on the Executive, being first elected in 2021.

He'll serve a two-year term with Phyllis Miller (Forbes Shire Council), Sam Coupland (Armidale Regional Council), Sue Moore (Singleton Council), Josh Black (Dubbo Regional Council), Russell Webb (Tamworth Regional Council) and Sharon Cadwallader (Ballina Shire Council).

"Financial sustainability is the number one issue at present, which is a significant matter for us,” Chariman Firman said.

"Obviously, housing, rural crime, health, roads and transport, skills shortages, connectivity are among those serious issues we’ll be immersing ourselves in, alongside our Government and Opposition, to find potential solutions.

"I know our Executive Board and I will work hard alongside our members to advocate for the priorities which our membership so determines."

The CWA also held its last conference of the year that day, which was themed 'Skills and Education' and attended by mayors and General Managers from Cobar, Walgett, Warren, Coonamble, Bourke and Gilgandra shires.

Warren mayor Greg Whiteley, Coonamble mayor Dan Keady and Warren General Manager Gary Woodman. IMAGE: supplied

They had the chance to mix with NSW politicians in Sydney, including Barwon MP Roy Butler.

"We went out to dinner with Roy Butler and the Walgett councillors, and then we had lunch with the Warren and Walgett councillors the next day," Coonamble mayor Dan Keady said.

"It was probably a good opportunity swap have a few ideas and see how everyone's going."