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 | 8,514 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.19882/km2 (3.1049/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,102 km2 (2,742.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Pam Kensit (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. Pam Kensit, an unaligned politician.
Towns and localities
The shire includes the towns and bigger localities of:
and the smaller localities of:
- Bannaby
- Bannister
- Bellmount Forest (part)
- Bevendale
- Biala
- Big Hill
- Blakney Creek
- Brayton (part)
- Breadalbane
- Broadway
- Chatsbury
- Crooked Corner
- Cullerin
- Curraweela
- Currawang (part)
- Fullerton
- Golspie
- Greenwich Park (part)
- Gurrundah
- Jerrawa
- Lade Vale (part)
- Lerida (part)
- Limerick
- Lost River
- Merrill
- Myrtleville
- Middle Arm (part)
- Narrawa
- Oolong
- Peelwood
- Pejar
- Pomeroy (part)
- Richlands
- Roslyn
- Stonequarry
- Tarlo (part)
- Tuena
- Wayo (part)
- Wheeo
- Wiarborough (part)
- Wollogorang (part)
- Wombeyan Caves (part)
- Woodhouselee (part)
- Yalbraith
Heritage listings
The Gundungurra people are the traditional owners of most of the Upper Lachlan Shire.
The Upper Lachlan Shire also has a number of European heritage-listed sites, including:
- Collector, 24 Church Street (Federal Highway): Bushranger Hotel[3]
- Crookwell, Goulburn-Crookwell railway: Crookwell railway station[4]
- Gunning, Main Southern railway: Gunning railway station[5]
- Taralga, Macarthur Street: Catholic Church of Christ the King[6]
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:[7]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:[7]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Searl | Independent | ||
| Darren O'Brien | Independent | ||
| Mandy McDonald | Independent | Deputy Mayor[8] | |
| Paul Culhane | Independent | ||
| Susan Reynolds | Independent | ||
| Jo Marshall | Unaligned | ||
| Lauren Woodbridge | Independent | ||
| Pam Kensit | Independent | Mayor[8] | |
| Nathan McDonald | Independent | ||
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Lachlan Shire (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Upper Lachlan Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ^ "The Ben Hall Sites – Bushranger Hotel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01827. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Crookwell Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01124. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Gunning Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01162. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Catholic Church of Christ the King". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01696. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ 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 "Cr Pam Kensit and Cr Mandy McDonald new Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively". ULSC Website. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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