Temora Shire

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Temora Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Population
 • Density2.1806/km2 (5.648/sq mi)
Established1980
Area2,802 km2 (1,081.9 sq mi)
Mayor Cr. Rick Firman () [3]
Council seat Temora [4]
Region Riverina
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal division(s) Riverina
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Website Temora Shire
LGAs around Temora Shire:
Bland Bland Weddin
Coolamon Temora Shire Hilltops
Coolamon Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai

Temora Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on Burley Griffin Way. The Shire was created on 1 January 1981 via the amalgamation of Narraburra Shire and the Municipality of Temora. [5]

Contents

It includes the town of Temora and the small towns of Springdale, Sebastapol, Ariah Park, Gidginbung, Narraburra and Wallundry.

The mayor of Temora Shire is Cr. Rick Firman. [3]

Heritage listings

The Temora Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Council

Current composition and election method

Temora Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. [7]

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Temora [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Narelle Djukic
Independent Sigrid Carr
Independent Nigel Judd
Independent Mitchell Farlow
Independent Belinda Bushell
Independent Anthony Irvine
Independent Robert Matthews
Independent National Graham Sinclair
Independent National Rick Firman
Independent Kenneth Smith
Independent Martin Bushby
Independent Brenton Hawken
Independent Paul Mahon
Independent Dean McCrae
Independent Philip Bleyer
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

2016

2016 New South Wales local elections: Temora [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent National Rick Firman (elected 1)2,27759.67
Independent National Graham Sinclair (elected 2)1624.25
Independent Lindy Reinhold (elected 3)1985.19
Independent Nigel Judd (elected 4)1975.16
Independent Max Oliver (elected 5)1102.88
Independent Claire McLaren (elected 6)2075.42
Independent Kenneth Smith (elected 7)1383.62
Independent Dale Wiencke (elected 8)972.54
Independent Dennis Sleigh (elected 9)751.97
Independent Irene Broad782.04
Independent Les Buckley852.23
Independent Jone Pavelic701.83
Independent Trevor Colwill471.23
Independent Andrew Robbins300.79
Independent Garath Otley310.81
Independent Chris Lasdauskas140.37
Total formal votes3,81697.45
Informal votes1002.55
Turnout 3,91685.00

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References

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  6. "Temora Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01265. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
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