Upper Lachlan Shire
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Upper Lachlan New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
Population | 7,586 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.06815/km2 (2.7665/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,102 km2 (2,742.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | John Shaw | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Crookwell[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
Website | Upper Lachlan | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.
The Mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. John Shaw, an unaligned politician.
Towns and localities
The shire includes the towns of Crookwell, Gunning, Taralga, Bannaby, Dalton, Binda, Bigga, Tuena, Breadalbane, Cullerin, Laggan and Oolong.
Council
Current composition and election method
Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine 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:[3]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[3]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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John Shaw | Unaligned | Mayor[4] | |
Brian McCormick | Independent | ||
Darren O'Brien | Independent | ||
James Wheelwright | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
Scott Craig | Independent | ||
Malcolm Barlow | Independent | ||
Jo Marshall | Independent | ||
John Searl | Independent | ||
Paul Culhane | Unaligned |