Snowy River Shire

Snowy River Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	36°22′S 148°49′E / 36.367°S 148.817°E / -36.367; 148.817Coordinates: 36°22′S 148°49′E / 36.367°S 148.817°E / -36.367; 148.817
Population	8,061 (2009)[1]
• Density	1.3368/km2 (3.4623/sq mi)
Area	6,030 km2 (2,328.2 sq mi)
Mayor	John Cahill (Independent)
Council seat	Berridale[2]
Region	Monaro
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Website	www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Snowy River Shire: Tumut Australian Capital Territory Cooma-Monaro Tumbarumba Snowy River Shire Cooma-Monaro East Gippsland (Vic) East Gippsland (Vic) Bombala

The Snowy River Shire is a local government area in the Australian Alps region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was named after the Snowy River that runs through it.

The Mayor of Snowy River Shire is Cr. John Cahill, an independent politician.

Towns and localities

The administrative centre of the Shire is the town of Berridale, with the sub-alpine town of Jindabyne providing the main commercial centre for the southern Snowy Mountains resort area. The town of Adaminaby is the service centre for the northern snowfields resorts and the starting point for most trout fishers eager to test their skills in the rivers and streams or the enormous expanse of Lake Eucumbene. It also includes the village of Dalgety, Anglers Reach, the ghost town of Kiandra, and the ski resorts of Thredbo, Perisher, Smiggin Holes, Guthega, and Blue Cow.

Council

Current composition and election method

Snowy River Shire Council is composed of seven Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the six other Councillors are elected proportionally as one entire ward. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, is as follows:^[3][4]

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[4]

References

v t e Snowy River Shire, New South Wales, Australia Townships and Villages Adaminaby Berridale Thredbo Village Tyrolean Localities and rural places Anglers Reach Arable Avonside Beloka Blue Cow Mountain Bobundara Braemar Bay Buckenderra Bullocks Flat Charlotte Pass Coolringdon Cootralantra Crackenback Dalgety Dry Plain East Jindabyne Eucumbene Cove Frying Pan Grosses Plain Guthega Hill Top Ingebirah Ironmungy Jimenbuen Jindabyne Kalkite Middlingbank Moonbah Myalla Nimmo Numbla Vale Old Adaminaby Paupong Perisher Valley Pine Valley Providence Portal Rhine Falls Rocky Plain Snowy Plain The Brothers Wambrook National parks Kosciuszko Rivers and other watercourses Berrima Burrungubugge Cooma Back Eucumbene Goorudee Gungarlin Ingeegoodbee Jacobs Little Thredbo Mowamba Pinch Snowy River Thredbo Dams and/or associated reservoirs Eucumbene Guthega Island Bend Jindabyne Jounama Rainbow Lake Three Mile Mountain ranges Snowy Mountains Charcoal Rams Head Suggan Buggan Attractions Alpine Way Barry Way Big Trout Blue Lake Friday Flat Camp Kiandra Lake Albina Lake Cootapatamba Mount Kosciuszko Mount Townsend Perisher Ski Resort Selwyn Snowfields Skitube Alpine Railway Smiggin Holes Snowy Mountains Highway Snowy Scheme Museum Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales