Bombala Shire

LGAs around Bombala Shire:
Snowy River	Cooma-Monaro	Bega Valley
East Gippsland (Vic)	Bombala Shire	Bega Valley
East Gippsland (Vic)	East Gippsland (Vic)	Bega Valley

Bombala Shire is a local government area in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire includes the town of Bombala, the villages of Delegate, Cathcart, Bibbenluke and the localities of Ando, Bungarby, Craige, Mila, Rockton and Creewah. Bombala is the fifth smallest rural shire in New South Wales, by area.^[3]

The Mayor of Bombala Shire Council is Cr. Bob Stewart, an unaligned politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Bombala Council is composed of seven 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:^[4]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

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

	Party	Notes
Bob Stewart	Unaligned	Mayor^[5]
Bill Bateman	Independent
Suzanne Haslingden	Unaligned
Brad Yelds	Independent
Steve Goodyer	Unaligned
Diane Hampshire	Unaligned
Joseph Ingram	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor^[5]

Fit for the Future

The Mike Baird NSW Government assessment of Bombala found it "unfit". The recommendation is for a merger with adjoining shire councils.

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.
↑ "Bombala Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
↑ "Snowy Shire joins anti-amalgamation call". ABC News (Australia). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
1 2 "Bombala Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
1 2 "Bombala Mayor re-elected unopposed". Nine News (Australia). ABC News. 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

Towns and villages in Bombala Shire, New South Wales

Ando Bibbenluke Bombala Bukalong Cathcart Craigie Delegate Rosemeath

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