Oberon Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°43′S149°52′E / 33.717°S 149.867°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5,580 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.5250/km2 (3.950/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,659 km2 (1,412.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Mark Kellam (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Oberon [2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
Website | Oberon Council | ||||||||||||||
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Oberon Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.
The mayor of Oberon Council is Cr. Mark Kellam, an independent politician.
Oberon Council includes the towns / villages of Oberon, Black Springs, Shooters Hill, Edith, O'Connell, Hazelgrove, Mount David, Jenolan and Burraga. It also includes the minor localities of Arkstone, Duckmaloi, Essington, Isabella and Porters Retreat. [3]
The Oberon Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics there: [7]
Oberon Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council for a 2-year term. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021. The makeup of the council is as follows: [8]
Party | Councillors | |
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Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of result is: [8]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mark Kellam | Independent | Mayor | |
Clive McCarthy | Unaligned | ||
Ian Tucker | Unaligned | ||
Katy Graham | Independent | ||
Lauren Trembath | Independent | ||
Andrew McKibbin | Unaligned | ||
Mick McKechnie | Unaligned | ||
Bruce Watt | Independent | ||
Helen Hayden | Unaligned |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 1. Francis O'Connor 2. Jill O'Grady 3. Robert Coulter (Ind. Nat) 4. Michael Cyre 5. Robert Lee 6. Brenda Lyon 7. Tatiana Coulter 8. Raymond Fitzpatrick 9. Robert Snoch | ||||
Independent | Katie Graham | ||||
Independent | Clive McCarthy | ||||
Independent | Ian Tucker | ||||
Independent | Anthony Alevras | ||||
Independent | Andrew McKibbin | ||||
Independent | Helen Hayden | ||||
Independent | Irene Bishop | ||||
Independent | William Memory | ||||
Independent | Lauren Trembath | ||||
Total formal votes | |||||
Informal votes | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mark Kellam (elected) | 570 | 17.7 | ||
Independent | Clive McCarthy (elected) | 435 | 13.5 | ||
Independent | Ian Tucker (elected) | 352 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | Katy Graham (elected) | 301 | 9.4 | ||
Independent | Mick McKechnie (elected) | 252 | 7.8 | ||
Independent | Andrew McKibbin (elected) | 249 | 7.7 | ||
Independent | Lauren Trembath (elected) | 220 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Bruce Watt (elected) | 213 | 6.6 | ||
Independent | Helen Hayden (elected) | 155 | 4.8 | ||
Independent | Sig Sovik | 143 | 4.4 | ||
Independent | Neil Francis | 121 | 3.8 | ||
Independent | Gregory Bourne | 113 | 3.5 | ||
Independent | Margaret Kilby | 91 | 2.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,215 | 95.5 | |||
Informal votes | 153 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,368 | 84.4 |
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