Snowy Monaro Regional Council

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Snowy Monaro Regional Council
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
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Coordinates 36°13′55″S149°07′48″E / 36.232°S 149.130°E / -36.232; 149.130
Population21,666 (LGA 2021) [1]
Established12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area15,162 km2 (5,854.1 sq mi) [2]
MayorChris Hanna [3]
Council seat Cooma
Region
State electorate(s) Monaro
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
LGAs around Snowy Monaro Regional Council:
Snowy Valleys Australian Capital Territory Queanbeyan-Palerang
Snowy Valleys Snowy Monaro Regional Council Eurobodalla
East Gippsland (Vic) East Gippsland (Vic) Bega Valley

The Snowy Monaro Regional Council is a local government area located in the Snowy Mountains and Monaro regions of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a forced merger of the Bombala, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires. [4]

Contents

The council comprises an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and occupies the higher slopes of the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range between the Australian Capital Territory to the north and the state boundary with Victoria to the south. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 20,707. [4] Its population at the 2021 census was 21,666. [5]

The Mayor of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council is Chris Hanna since 21 September 2023. [6]

Towns and localities

The following towns are located within Snowy Monaro Regional Council:

The following localities are located within Snowy Monaro Regional Council:

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Heritage listings

The Snowy Monaro Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2013 as: [16]

At the 2021 census there were 21,666 people in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area; of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population; the NSW and Australian averages are 3.4 and 3.2% respectively. The median age of people in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council was 43 years; the national median is 38 years. 78.9% of the population were born in Australia and 85.8% of households only speak English at home. [17]

Selected historical census data for Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area
Census year2016 [18] 2021 [17]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 20,218Increase2.svg 21,666
LGA rank in terms of population size within New South Wales 69thIncrease2.svg 68th
% of New South Wales population0.27%Steady2.svg 0.27%
% of Australian population0.09%Steady2.svg 0.09%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 Australian 41.3%Decrease2.svg 39.8%
English 39.2%Increase2.svg 39.8%
Irish 12.3%Increase2.svg 12.8%
Scottish 11.0%Increase2.svg 12.5%
German 5.4%Steady2.svg 5.4%
Language, used at

home
(other than English)

 German 0.9%Decrease2.svg 0.7%
Italian 0.4%Steady2.svg 0.4%
Mandarin 0.4%Increase2.svg 0.7%
French 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Dutch 0.2%Steady2.svg 0.2%
Thai 0.2%Increase2.svg 0.3%
Spanish 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.5%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 No religion, so described29.8%Increase2.svg 41.6%
Catholic 23.6%Decrease2.svg 20.3%
Anglican 20.4%Decrease2.svg 16.0%
Not stated 12.2%Decrease2.svg 9.2%
Uniting Church 2.7%Decrease2.svg 2.4%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$675A$835
% of Australian median income102.0%103.7%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,569A$2,092
% of Australian median income90.5%98.7%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,200A$1,593
% of Australian median income83.4%91.2%

Council

The Snowy Monaro Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. The Councillors elected for a fixed four-year term of office with effect from 4 December 2021 were: [19] Hanna was re-elected mayor while Hopkins became deputy mayor in the 2024 council elections. New councillor Andrew Thaler was sworn in October 2024. [20]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Christopher Hanna Independent Current Mayor 2023– [6]
 Tanya Higgins Labor Deputy Mayor 2022-24 [3]
 Narelle Davis Independent Mayor 2022–2023 [3]
 Tricia Hopkins Independent Deputy mayor 2024-
 Karlee Johnson Independent Elected as Karlee Pateman, switched to using her married name shortly thereafter. [21] [22]
 Bob Stewart Independent Re-elected
 Lynda Summers Labor
 Luke Williamson Independent Elected via countback in August 2022, following resignation of John Last. [23]
 John Last Independent Resigned July 2022. [24] Replaced by Luke Williamson following countback. [23]
 John Castellari The Greens Resigned August 2022. [25] Replaced by Craig Mitchell following countback. [26]
 Peter Beer Independent Re-elected
 Louise Frolich Independent
 Craig Mitchell Independent Elected via countback in October 2022, following resignation of John Castellari. [26]
Andrew ThalerIndependentElected 2024 [27]

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland § Snowy Monaro results.[ edit ]
2024 New South Wales local elections: Snowy Monaro [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 1. Chris Hanna (elected 1)
2. Tricia Hopkins (elected 6)
3. Karlee Johnson
4. Cindy Chawner
5. Anne O'Leary
6. Guy Palframan		2,13018.5−20.0
Labor 1. Tanya Higgins (elected 2)
2. Lynda Summers (elected 7)
3. Bill Walker
4. Anthony Garvin
5. Penny Judge
6. Kylie Phillips		1,92416.7+0.4
Independent 1. Bob Stewart (elected 3)
2. Nick Elliott (elected 9)
3. Megan Downie
4. Cathy Ingram
5. Suzanne Bate
6. Richard Murphy
7. Michael Downie		1,73415.0+7.1
Team Williamson1. Luke Williamson (elected 4)
2. Mick Newman
3. Vele Civijovski
4. Hamish Williamson
5. Michael Freeman
6. Nicholas Kopievsky
7. Katherine Corbett		1,50513.0+9.7
Reuben Rose Group1. Reuben Rose (elected 5)
2. Chris Chan
3. Sidonie Carpenter
4. Stuart McKenzie
5. Shawn Joynt
6. Jeremy Meeks		1,29311.2
John Rooney's Blue Team 1. John Rooney (elected 11)
2. Anna Lucas
3. Bernard Rooney
4. Adrian Ljubic
5. Fiona Foster
6. Catherine Turnbull		5855.1+3.3
Independent 1. Andrew Thaler (elected 10)
2. Charles Kolano
3. Nicolaas Luntungan
4. Michal Chotar
5. Faye Simpson
6. Allen Simpson
7. Kylie Paske		5454.7+2.8
Independent Narelle Davis (elected 8)3423.0
Independent Lynley Miners3142.7
Independent Craig Mitchell2312.0−0.5
Independent Vickie Pollard2021.8−0.6
Independent Maree Stevenson1751.5
Independent Peter Beer1701.5−2.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Mathieu Nolte1401.2
Independent 1. James Gilbert
2. Lionel Harris
3. Dave Chatterton		1331.2
Independent Rachelle Edwards510.4
Independent Bernie McDonald350.3
Independent Barry Bridges190.2
Independent Oliver Moran130.1
Independent Malcolm Bruce80.10.0
Total formal votes11,54792.9
Informal votes8807.1
Turnout 12,42783.5

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