Greater Hume Shire is a

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in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales,

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. The Shire was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The shire had an estimated population of 10,137 as at 2012. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2012. The Shire is located adjacent to the

Hume Hume most commonly refers to: * David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher Hume may also refer to: People * Hume (surname) * Hume (given name) * James Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-born novelist and artist In fiction * Hume, the ...

, Olympic and Riverina Highways and the Sydney–Melbourne railway. The mayor of the Greater Hume Shire Council is Cr. Heather Wilton, an independent politician.

Town and localities

Major towns in the Shire are Holbrook and Culcairn. Other towns are: Brocklesby,

Bungowannah Bungowannah is a locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is on the Riverina Highway, about north west of Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume ...

Burrumbuttock Burrumbuttock ( ) is a town in the central southern part of the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is about south east of Walbundrie and north-west of Albury. The town's name comes from the parish name and "T. ...

, Gerogery and Gerogery West, Henty,

Jindera Jindera is a small town in the South West Slopes section of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated in the Greater Hume Shire local government area, north of the regional centre of Albury. At the 2016 census, Ji ...

Morven Morven, or Mhoirbheinn, is a given name and may also refer to: Places Australia * Morven, Queensland, a town and locality in the Shire of Murweh * Morven, New South Wales * Electoral district of Morven, Tasmania Canada * Morven, community in Loyal ...

Walbundrie Walbundrie is a village in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located south-west of the state capital, Sydney and north of Melbourne. Situated on the bank of the Billabong Creek, at the , Walbundrie h ...

and Walla Walla. Towns such as

Howlong Howlong is a town west of Albury, and is situated on the Murray River which separates the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The town is located on the Riverina Highway. There is a bridge across the Murray into Victoria. How ...

, were cut off from Hume Shire in the amalgamation. Howlong is now a part of Federation Council.

Council

Current composition and election method

Greater Hume Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate

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, each electing three councillors. 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 10 September 2016, and the make-up of the council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:

References

{{Authority control Local government areas of New South Wales Local government areas of the Riverina Hume Highway

Town and localities

Council

Current composition and election method

See also

References