The Snowy Monaro Regional Council is a local government area located in the Snowy Mountains and Monaro regions of

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, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Bombala, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires. The council comprises an area of and occupies the higher slopes of the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range between the

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to the north and the state boundary with Victoria 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 railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station on the Bombala railway line at Bombala, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 A ...

* Bombala, 91 Main Road: Crankies Plain Bridge * Bredbo, Goulburn-Bombala railway: Bredbo Rail Bridge * Cooma, Bradley Street: Cooma railway station * 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 19 ...

* Eucumbene, Old Adaminaby and Lake Eucumbene * Kiandra: Kiandra Courthouse * Kiandra: Matthews Cottage

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

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