Oberon Council

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Oberon Council
New South Wales
Oberon LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 33°43′S149°52′E / 33.717°S 149.867°E / -33.717; 149.867
Population5,580 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.5250/km2 (3.950/sq mi)
Area3,659 km2 (1,412.7 sq mi)
MayorMark Kellam (Independent)
Council seat Oberon [2]
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Bathurst
Federal division(s) Calare
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Website Oberon Council
LGAs around Oberon Council:
Bathurst Bathurst Lithgow
Bathurst Oberon Council Blue Mountains
Upper Lachlan Upper Lachlan Wollondilly

Oberon Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Contents

The mayor of Oberon Council is Cr. Mark Kellam, an independent politician.

Localities

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]

Heritage listings

The Oberon Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics there: [7]

Council

Current composition and election method

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]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned9
Total9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of result is: [8]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Mark KellamIndependentMayor
 Clive McCarthyUnaligned
 Ian TuckerUnaligned
 Katy GrahamIndependent
 Lauren TrembathIndependent
 Andrew McKibbinUnaligned
 Mick McKechnieUnaligned
 Bruce WattIndependent
 Helen HaydenUnaligned

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Oberon [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Oberon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Kellam (elected)57017.7
Independent Clive McCarthy (elected)43513.5
Independent Ian Tucker (elected)35210.9
Independent Katy Graham (elected)3019.4
Independent Mick McKechnie (elected)2527.8
Independent Andrew McKibbin (elected)2497.7
Independent Lauren Trembath (elected)2206.8
Independent Bruce Watt (elected)2136.6
Independent Helen Hayden (elected)1554.8
Independent Sig Sovik1434.4
Independent Neil Francis1213.8
Independent Gregory Bourne1133.5
Independent Margaret Kilby912.8
Total formal votes3,21595.5
Informal votes1534.5
Turnout 3,36884.4

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