Bombala Shire

Bombala Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	36°55′S 149°14′E / 36.917°S 149.233°ECoordinates: 36°55′S 149°14′E / 36.917°S 149.233°E
Population	2,401 (2013 est)[1]
• Density	0.60862/km^2 (1.5763/sq mi)
Area	3,945 km^2 (1,523.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Bob Stewart
Council seat	Bombala[2]
Region	Monaro
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Website	Bombala Shire
LGAs around Bombala Shire: Snowy River Cooma-Monaro Bega Valley East Gippsland (Vic) Bombala Shire Bega Valley East Gippsland (Vic) East Gippsland (Vic) Bega Valley

Bombala Shire is a local government area in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire includes the town of Bombala, the villages of Delegate, Cathcart, Bibbenluke and the localities of Ando, Bungarby, Craige, Mila, Rockton and Creewah. Bombala is the fifth smallest rural shire in New South Wales, by area.^[3]

The Mayor of Bombala Shire Council is Cr. Bob Stewart, an unaligned politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Bombala Council is composed of seven Councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[4]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[4]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Bob Stewart	Unaligned	Mayor[5]
	Bill Bateman	Independent
	Suzanne Haslingden	Unaligned
	Brad Yelds	Independent
	Steve Goodyer	Unaligned
	Diane Hampshire	Unaligned
	Joseph Ingram	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor[5]

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Bombala Shire merge with the Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires to form a new council with an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 21,000.^[6] The outcome of an independent review is expected to be completed by mid–2016.

References

1. "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
2. "Bombala Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
3. "Snowy Shire joins anti-amalgamation call". ABC News (Australia). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
4. "Bombala Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
5. "Bombala Mayor re-elected unopposed". Nine News (Australia). ABC News. 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
6. "Merger proposal: Bombala Shire, Cooma-Monaro Shire, Snowy River Shire" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 8 March 2016.