Greater Hume Shire
| Greater Hume New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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 Greater Hume Shire location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′14.94″S 147°9′13.07″E / 35.7041500°S 147.1536306°ECoordinates: 35°42′14.94″S 147°9′13.07″E / 35.7041500°S 147.1536306°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 10,176 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.77097/km2 (4.5868/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5,746 km2 (2,218.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Heather Wilton (Independent)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Holbrook[3] | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Greater Hume | ||||||||||||
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Greater Hume Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia.[4] The Shire was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The shire had an estimated population of 10,137 as at 2012.[5]
The Shire is located adjacent to the Hume, Olympic and Riverina Highways and the Sydney–Melbourne railway.
The mayor of the Greater Hume Shire Council is Cr. Heather Wilton, an independent politician.[2]
Town and localities
Major towns in the Shire are Holbrook and Culcairn. Other towns are: Brocklesby, Bungowannah, Burrumbuttock, Gerogery and Gerogery West, Henty, Jindera, Morven, Walbundrie and Walla Walla.
Towns such as Howlong, were cut off from Hume Shire in the amalgamation, Howlong is now a part of Corowa Shire.
Council
Current composition and election method
Greater Hume Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the make-up of the council is as follows:[6][7][8]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ward[6] | Heather Wilton | Independent | Mayor[2] | |
| Tony Quinn | Independent | |||
| Kim Stewart | Unaligned | |||
| North Ward[7] | Doug Meyer OAM | Independent | Deputy Mayor[2] | |
| Terry Weston | Independent | |||
| Annette Schilg | Independent | |||
| South Ward[8] | Denise Osborne | Independent | ||
| Jenny O'Neill | Independent | |||
| Matt Hicks | Independent | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Councillors". Great Hume Shire Council. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Greater Hume Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ↑ "Riverina Cities population and household forecasts" (PDF). Forecast.id. .id Consulting. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Greater Hume Shire Council - East Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Greater Hume Shire Council - North Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Greater Hume Shire Council - South Ward: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.