The Snowy Monaro Regional Council is a

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located in the

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and Monaro regions of

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. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the

Bombala Bombala is a town in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is approximately south of the state capital, Sydney, and south of the town of Cooma. The name derives from an Aboriginal ...

, Cooma-Monaro and

Snowy River The Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the ...

shires. The council comprises an area of and occupies the higher slopes of the eastern side of the

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between the

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to the north and the state boundary with

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to the south. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of . Its population at the was 20,218. The Mayor of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council is Narelle Davis.

Towns and localities

The following towns are located within Snowy Monaro Regional Council: The following localities are located within Snowy Monaro Regional Council:

Heritage listings

The Snowy Monaro Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Bombala, Goulburn-Bombala railway: Bombala railway station * Bombala, 91 Main Road:

Crankies Plain Bridge Crankies Plain Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Main Road across the Coolumbooka River in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John McDonald and built in 1892 by the New South Wales Public Works Department. ...

* Bredbo, Goulburn-Bombala railway:

Bredbo Rail Bridge The Bredbo River railway bridge is a heritage-listed former railway bridge carrying the Bombala railway line over the Bredbo River at Bredbo in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was des ...

* Cooma, Bradley Street:

Cooma railway station The Cooma railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station on the Bombala railway line at Bradley Street, Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. The original design of the station was attributed to John Wh ...

* Cooma, 59 - 61 Lambie Street: Royal Hotel * Cooma, Sharp Street:

Rock Bolting Development Site Rock Bolting Development Site is a heritage-listed former rock bolt experiment site at Sharp Street, Cooma, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was used by Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority personnel from 1956 t ...

* Eucumbene, Old Adaminaby and Lake Eucumbene * Kiandra:

Kiandra Courthouse The Kiandra Courthouse is a heritage-listed former courthouse at Kiandra in the Kosciuszko National Park, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Kiandra Courthouse/Chalet. The property is owned by the Office of ...

* Kiandra:

Matthews Cottage Matthews Cottage is a heritage-listed cottage at Kiandra in the Kosciuszko National Park, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Office of Environment and Heritage, an agency of the Government of New S ...

Demographics

The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2013 as: * in Bombala Shire * in Cooma-Monaro Shire and * in Snowy River Shire.

Council

The Snowy Monaro Regional Council comprises eleven

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s elected proportionally in a single

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. The Councillors elected for a fixed four-year term of office with effect from 4 December 2021 were:

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