Tumut Shire

Tumut Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°18′S 148°13′E / 35.300°S 148.217°ECoordinates: 35°18′S 148°13′E / 35.300°S 148.217°E
Population	11,316 (2013 est)[1]
• Density	2.4783/km^2 (6.4188/sq mi)
Area	4,566 km^2 (1,762.9 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Sue Bulger[3]
Council seat	Tumut[2]
Region	South West Slopes
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga
Federal Division(s)	Riverina
Website	Tumut Shire
LGAs around Tumut Shire: Gundagai Harden Yass Valley Wagga Wagga Tumut Shire Australian Capital Territory Greater Hume Tumbarumba Cooma-Monaro

Tumut Shire /ˈtjuːmət/^[4] is a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

The mayor of Tumut Shire is Cr. Trina Thomson, an independent politician.^[3]

Towns and localities

The Shire includes the town of Tumut and the small towns of Gilmore, Adelong, Grahamstown, Gocup, Brungle, Talbingo, Wondalga, Batlow, Killimicat and Cabramurra.

Council

Current composition and election method

Tumut Shire 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:^[5]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[5]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Trina Thomson	Independent	Mayor[3]
	Scott Stevenson	Independent
	James Hayes	Independent
	Sue Bulger	Unaligned
	Peter Cross	Independent
	Margaret Isselmann	Unaligned
	Geoff Pritchard	Independent

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Tumut Shire merge with the Tumbarumba Shire to form a new council with an area of 8,960 square kilometres (3,460 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 14,953.^[6]

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. "Tumut Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 7 November 2006.
3. "Councillor profiles". Our Council. Tumut Shire. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition. Melbourne: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-876429-14-3. Missing or empty |title= (help);
5. "Tumut Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
6. "Merger proposal: Tumbarumba Shire Council, Tumut Shire Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2016.