The Junee Shire is a

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in the Riverina region of

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. The Shire comprises an area of and is located adjacent to the Olympic Highway and the Main South railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Junee and Illabo Shire resulting from the '' Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980''. Schedule 1. The Shire includes the town of Junee and the small towns of Bethungra, Illabo,

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, Harefield, Old Junee, Junee Reefs, Dirnaseer and Eurongilly. The

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of Junee Shire is Cr. Neil Smith, an

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politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Junee Shire Council is composed of nine

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s elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is usually elected by the councillors each September. The most recent council election was held on 4 December 2021, having been delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makeup of the council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

Previous election results

The prior Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, was:

Gallery

File:Former Illabo Shire Offices.jpg, Former Illabo Shire Offices File:Junee Shire Council Regional Library.jpg, Regional Library File:NSWRFS - JSC ECC - NSW SES building.jpg,

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, Council Emergency Control Centre and NSW State Emergency Service

References

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