Bombala Shire

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Bombala Shire
New South Wales
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The former Bombala Shire council chambers, 2020
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 36°55′S149°14′E / 36.917°S 149.233°E / -36.917; 149.233 Coordinates: 36°55′S149°14′E / 36.917°S 149.233°E / -36.917; 149.233
Population2,401 (2013 est) [1]
 • Density0.60862/km2 (1.5763/sq mi)
Established1 October 1977 (1977-10-01)
Abolished12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area3,945 km2 (1,523.2 sq mi)
MayorBob Stewart
Council seat Bombala [2]
Region Monaro
State electorate(s) Monaro
Federal Division(s) Eden-Monaro
Website Bombala Shire
LGAs around Bombala Shire:
Snowy Monaro Region Snowy Monaro Region Bega Valley
East Gippsland (Vic)Bombala Shire Bega Valley
East Gippsland (Vic) East Gippsland (Vic) Bega Valley

The Bombala Shire was 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, Craigie, Mila, Rockton and Creewah. Bombala Shire was formed on 1 October 1977 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Bombala and Bibbenluke Shire. [3]

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Prior to its abolition, Bombala was the fifth smallest rural shire in New South Wales, by area. [4]

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Bombala Shire merge with the Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires to form a new council with an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 21,000. [5] On 12 May 2016, the Bombala Shire merged with the Cooma-Monaro and the Snowy River shires to form the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. [6]

The last mayor of Bombala Shire Council was Cr. Bob Stewart, an unaligned politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Prior to its dissolution, the Bombala Council was composed of seven councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the last makeup of the council was as follows: [7]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned7
Total7

The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was: [7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Bob StewartUnalignedMayor [8]
 Bill Bateman Independent
 Suzanne HaslingdenUnaligned
 Brad YeldsIndependent
 Steve GoodyerUnaligned
 Diane HampshireUnaligned
 Joseph IngramUnalignedDeputy Mayor [8]

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References

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  3. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (92)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 19 August 1977. p. 3542. Retrieved 22 October 2018 via National Library of Australia.
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