| Greater Hume New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 10,400(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5746 km² (2,218.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Denise Osborne | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Holbrook (39 Young Street)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Albury | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Farrer | ||||||||||||
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Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire.
The Shire is crossed by the Hume, Olympic and Riverina Highways and the Sydney–Melbourne railway.
Major towns in the LGA are Holbrook (postcode: 2644, ) and Culcairn (postcode: 2660, ). 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.
The Greater Hume Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The shire is divided into three wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaffiliated | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| East Ward | Heather Wilton | Unaffiliated | ||
| Bill McDonald | Unaffiliated | |||
| John McInerney | Independent | |||
| North Ward | John Ross | Independent | ||
| Ken Scheuner | Unaffiliated | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Joan Evans | Independent | |||
| South Ward | Denise Osborne | Independent | Mayor[4] | |
| Jenny O'Neill | Unaffiliated | |||
| Darryl Jacob | Unaffiliated | |||
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