Greater Hume Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia.[4] The Shire was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The shire had an estimated population of 10,137 as at 2012.[5]
| Greater Hume New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′14.94″S 147°9′13.07″E / 35.7041500°S 147.1536306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.80143/km2 (4.6657/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,746 km2 (2,218.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Tony Quinn | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Holbrook[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Greater Hume | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire is located adjacent to the Hume, Olympic and Riverina Highways and the Sydney–Melbourne railway.
The mayor of the Greater Hume Shire Council is Cr. Heather Wilton, an independent politician.[6]
Towns and localities
editMajor towns in the Shire are Holbrook and Culcairn. 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 Federation Council.
Council
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Current composition and election method
editGreater Hume Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. 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 4 December 2021.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | |||||||
| Independent Liberal | |||||||
| Formal votes | |||||||
| Informal votes | |||||||
| Total | 9 | ||||||
2021
edit| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4,037 | 100.0 | 9 | 
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| Formal votes | 4,037 | 95.60 | |||||
| Informal votes | 186 | 4.40 | |||||
| Total | 4,223 | 100.00 | 9 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greater Hume Shire (A) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Greater Hume Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ^ "Riverina Cities population and household forecasts" (PDF). Forecast.id. .id Consulting. Retrieved 15 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Councillors". Great Hume Shire Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Greater Hume Shire". ABC News.
