Young Shire

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Young Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°17′S148°19′E / 34.283°S 148.317°E / -34.283; 148.317
Population12,236 (2011 census) [1]
 • Density4.5419/km2 (11.7636/sq mi)
Established1 July 1980 (1980-07-01)
Abolished12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area2,694 km2 (1,040.2 sq mi)
MayorBrian Ingram (Independent)
Council seat Young [2]
Region South West Slopes
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal division(s) Hume
Website Young Shire
LGAs around Young Shire:
Weddin Weddin Cowra
Bland Young Shire Boorowa
Temora Cootamundra Harden

Young Shire was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located adjacent to the Olympic Highway.

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Young Shire was created on 1 July 1980 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Young with the surrounding Burrangong Shire. [3]

The Shire included the town of Young and the small towns of Maimuru, Milvale, Thuddungra, Bribbaree, Monteagle, Wirrimah, Bendick Murrell, Koorawatha and Murringo.

In 2016, Young Shire was amalgamated into Hilltops Council. The last mayor of Young Shire Council was Cr. Brian Ingram, an independent politician.

Council

Young Shire Hall, Young. YoungShireHall.JPG
Young Shire Hall, Young.

Composition and election method

At the time of dissolution, Young Shire Council was composed of nine 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 last election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the council was as follows: [4]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents and Unaligned8
Total8

The final Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, was: [4]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Ben Cooper Independent Deputy Mayor [5]
 John McGregorUnalignedDeceased
 John WalkerUnaligned
 Brian MullanyIndependent
 Tony WallaceUnaligned
 Brian IngramIndependentMayor [5]
 Sandy FreudensteinUnaligned
 Allan MillerIndependent

Previous Mayors and Deputy Mayors

Young Shire 1980-2016

TermMayorDeputy MayorNotes
2012-2016Cr Brian IngramCr Ben Cooper [5]
2012-2016Cr John WalkerCr Ben Cooper
2008-2012Cr Stuart Freudenstein [6]
2004-2008Cr Gerry BaileyCr John McGregor [7]
1999-2003Cr John WalkerCr John McGregor [8]
1995-1999Cr A.M. (Tony) HewsonCr Gerry Bailey
1992-1996
1988-1992
1984-1988
1980-1984

Municipality of Young 1882-1980

TermMayorNotes
1980
1979
1978
1977J. W. Burrows [9]
1972-1976R. B. Favero [9]
1966-1972E. G. Smith [9]
1960-1966W. R. Tate [9]
1957-1959R. L. Howard [9]
1952-1957G. S. Smith [9]
1950-1951R. N. Blackett [9]
1949-1950N. F. Batley [9]
1948C. M. Western [9]
1945-1947J. J. Paterson [9]
1944C. M. Western [9]
1943J. J. Paterson [9]
1942C. M. Western [9]
1941Dr A. M. Purchas [9]
1938-1940A. J. Rabbetts [9]
1936-1937C. M. Western [9]
1934-1935A. J. Rabbetts [9]
1932-1933C. G. Prescott [9]
1931H. F. Lazzarini [9]
1930C. G. Prescott [9]
1928-1929John "Jack" McLennan [9]
1927James Rintoul [9]
1925-1926T. F. Tresilian [9]
1922-1924A. J. Rabbetts [9]
1921W. F. Weedon [9]
1918-1920A. J. Rabbetts [9]
1917James Rintoul [9]
1916A. J. Rabbetts [10] [9]
1913-1915L. R. Tierney [10] [9]
1911-1912G. S. Whiteman [10] [9]
1910L. R. Tierney [10] [9]
1909James Rintoul [10] [9]
1908 (part)W. M. Ehrlich [10] [9]
1908 (part)G. S. WhitemanIn 1908 Ald. Whiteman resigned in October from the chair; and Ald. Ehrlich was elected for the remainder of the term. [10] [9]
1907W. J. Hills [10] [9]
1906John Learmont [10] [9]
1903-1905G. S. Whiteman [10] [9]
1902Donald Mackenzie [10] [9]
1902G. S. Whiteman [10] [9]
1900-1901L. L. Hogan [10] [9]
1899James Gordon [10] [9]
1895-1898Donald Mackenzie [10] [9]
1894W. J. Hills [10] [9]
1893R. B. Armstrong [10] [9]
1892Edward Taylor [10] [9]
1891Dr John T. Heeley [10] [9]
1890C. Hourn [10] [9]
1889John Forsythe [10] [9]
1888George Arthur Cranfield [10] [9]
1887John Forsythe [10] [9]
1886John Rogan [10] [9]
1884-1885William Sharp [10] [9]
1883John W. Russell [10] [9]
1882Peter Cram [10] [9]

Burrangong Shire 1906-1980

TermShire PresidentNotes
1971-J. P. Johnson [9]
1967-1971Robert Henry Tout [9]
1955-1967W. W. Sharrock [9]
1950-1955Hector M. D. McFarlane [9]
1949-1950 Eric Campbell [9]
1948-1949V. P. Bragg [9]
1945-1948Richard H. Thackeray [9]
1940-1945V. P. Bragg [9]
1937-1940Charles Crichton [9]
1931-1937H. G. M. Thacheray [9]
1926-1931Sidney Taylor [9]
1917-1926Charles Crichton [9]
1906-1917William Browne [9]

Amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that Boorowa Council merge with adjoining councils. The NSW Government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger between the Young, Harden and Boorowa shires to form a new council with an area of 7,139 square kilometres (2,756 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 19,000. [11] Following the lodging of an alternate proposal by Harden Shire on 28 February 2016 to amalgamate the Cootamundra, Gundagai and Harden shires, [12] the NSW Minister for Local Government proposed a merger between the Boorowa and Young shires. [13]

Young Shire was abolished on 12 May 2016 and along with Boorowa Council and Harden Shire, the area was included in a new Hilltops Council local government area. [14]

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