| Gundagai Shire New South Wales |
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Location in NSW |
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| Population: | 3,870(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2458 km² (949.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Len Tozer | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Gundagai (255 Sheridan Street) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Burrinjuck | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Riverina | ||||||||||||
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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.[3]
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.
Gundagai Shire Council is composed of eightcouncillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.[4] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[4]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaffiliated | 8 | |
| Total | 8 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[4]
| 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 | ||
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