This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Bega, New South Wales.
| Bombala Shire | |||||||||||||
 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Population: | 2401 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3945 km² (1,523.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Bob Stewart | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Bombala[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Monaro | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Monaro | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||
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Bombala Shire is a local government area in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire includes the town of Bombala, and the villages of Delegate, Cathcart and Bibbenluke and is the fifth smallest rural shire in New South Wales, by area.[3]
The Mayor of Bombala Shire Council is Cr. Bob Stewart, an unaligned politician.
Council[]
Current composition and election method[]
Bombala 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:[4]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 7 | |
| Total | 7 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[4]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | Unaligned | Mayor[5] | |
| Bill Bateman | Independent | ||
| Suzanne Haslingden | Unaligned | ||
| Brad Yelds | Independent | ||
| Steve Goodyer | Unaligned | ||
| Diane Hampshire | Unaligned | ||
| Joseph Ingram | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[5] | |
References[]
- ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&32180ds0003_2003-13.xls&3218.0&Data%20Cubes&811CDB2C6F0319E3CA257CAE000ECBD6&0&2012-13&03.04.2014&Latest. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Bombala Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1000. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
- ^ "Snowy Shire joins anti-amalgamation call". ABC News (Australia). 15 August 2012. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-15/snowy-amalgamation/4199870. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Bombala Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/bombala-council/councillor. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Bombala Mayor re-elected unopposed". Nine News. ABC News (Australia). 2012. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=313765. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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