[3] The inaugural mayor of Federation Council is Patrick Bourke from Urana, elected by his fellow councillors on 26 September 2017.

[4] In addition to the main urban centres of Corowa, Urana and Mulwala, localities in the area include Balldale, Boree Creek, Buraja, Coreen, Daysdale, Hopefield, Howlong, Lowesdale, Morundah, Oaklands, Rand, Rennie and Savernake.

[12][13] As part of the review, all New South Wales local government authorities were assessed by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal on their historical and projected demographic data, financial sustainability, and other measures including their impact on the State's resources.

Those council deemed "unfit" were asked to nominate their preferred merger partner in order to achieve economies of scale.

[18] The Minister accepted the Corowa and Urana merger proposal and the Federation Council was proclaimed on 12 May 2016.