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 | 7,586 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.06815/km2 (2.7665/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,102 km2 (2,742.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | John Shaw | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Crookwell[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| 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. John Shaw, 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 8 September 2012, 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 2012, in order of election, is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | John Shaw | Unaligned | Mayor[4] |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Brian McCormick | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Darren O'Brien | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | James Wheelwright | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[4] |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Scott Craig | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Malcolm Barlow | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Jo Marshall | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | John Searl | Independent | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Paul Culhane | Unaligned | |
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.
- ^ "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 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ a b "John Shaw again Mayor". Crookwell Gazette. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.