Gundagai Shire

Gundagai Shire New South Wales
Location in NSW
Population:	3,870(2009)
Area:	2458 km² (949.0 sq mi)
Mayor:	Len Tozer
Council Seat:	Gundagai (255 Sheridan Street)
Region:	Riverina
State electorate:	Burrinjuck
Federal Division:	Riverina
Website: http://gundagai.local-e.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Gundagai Shire: Junee Cootamundra Harden Wagga Wagga Gundagai Shire Yass Valley Wagga Wagga Tumut Tumut

Gundagai Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Hume Highway. Gundagai was declared a Municipality in 1889, and Adjungbilly Shire Council created in 1906 to administer the district. These two were amalgamated in 1923 to form the Gundagai Shire Council, which still administers local government today.

Gundagai is a primarily rural shire with a small population. 80% of the shire's population live in the town of Gundagai. There are four villages in the Shire: Coolac, Tumblong, Muttama and Nangus, with populations ranging from 40 to 90 people.

Council

Gundagai Shire Council is composed of eightcouncillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaffiliated	8
	Total	8

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Abb McAlister	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Len Tozer	Unaffiliated
	Mason Crane	Independent
	William Maslin	Unaffiliated
	David Graham	Independent
	Wendy Chomley	Independent
	Peter Batey	Independent	Elected on 13 February 2010 to replace Ronald Smith
	James Graham	Unaffiliated