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
Population	7,620 (2012)
• Density	5.000/km2 (12.950/sq mi)
Area	1,524 km2 (588.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Jim Slattery
Council seat	Cootamundra
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.

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:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2012, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	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