Cootamundra Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Cootamundra, New South Wales.
Cootamundra Shire
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°39′S 148°02′E / 34.650°S 148.033°ECoordinates: 34°39′S 148°02′E / 34.650°S 148.033°E
Population 7,620 (2012)[1]
 • Density 5.000/km2 (12.950/sq mi)
Area 1,524 km2 (588.4 sq mi)
Mayor Jim Slattery
Council seat Cootamundra[2]
Region South West Slopes
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal Division(s) Hume
Website Cootamundra Shire
LGAs around Cootamundra Shire:
Temora Young Young
Temora Cootamundra Shire Harden
Junee Gundagai Gundagai

Cootamundra Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Olympic Way, the Burley Griffin Way and the Main South railway line. The Shire includes the town of Cootamundra and the small towns of Stockinbingal, Brawlin and Wallendbeen and the locality of Frampton.

The mayor of Cootamundra Shire is Jim Slattery.[3]

Council

Current composition and election method

Cootamundra Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single 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]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned 9
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2012, is:[3]

CouncillorPartyNotes
  Doug Phillips Unaligned
  Craig Stewart Unaligned
  Dennis Palmer Unaligned
  Stephen Doidge Unaligned
  Jim Slattery Unaligned Mayor
  Paul Braybrooks Unaligned
  Rosalind Wight Unaligned
  Mary Donnelly Independent
  Rod Chalmers Unaligned

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cootamundra Shire". Cootamundra Shire Council. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Councillors". Cootamundra Shire Council. Retrieved 3 April 2015.