Upper Lachlan Shire
| Upper Lachlan New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°27′S 149°28′E / 34.450°S 149.467°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,876 (2015 Est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.10898/km2 (2.8723/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,102 km2 (2,742.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Brian McCormack (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Crookwell[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Upper Lachlan | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.
The Mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. Brian McCormack, an unaligned politician.
Towns and localities
The shire includes the towns of Crookwell, Gunning, Taralga, Bannaby, Dalton, Binda, Bigga, Tuena, Breadalbane, Cullerin, Laggan and Oolong.
Council
Current composition and election method
Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. 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 makeup of the Council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Independents and Unaligned | 9 |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Brian McCormack | Independent | Mayor[4] |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Pam Kensit | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | John Searl | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Ron Cummins | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Richard Opie | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | James Wheelwright | Unaligned | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Darren O'Brien | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | John Stafford | Independent | Deputy Mayor[4] |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Paul Culhane | Independent | |
References
- ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Population Estimates by Local Government Area 2005 to 2015". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Upper Lachlan Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ^ a b "Upper Lachlan Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Upper Lachlan Shire welcomes a new Mayor and Deputy". Upper Lachlan Shire Council. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.