Temora Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
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Temora Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on Burley Griffin Way. The Shire was created on 1 January 1981 via the amalgamation of Narraburra Shire and the Municipality of Temora.[5]
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Temora[1] | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr. Rick Firman ()[2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,802 km2 (1,082 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 6,110 (2016 census)[3] 6,274 (2018 est.)[4] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.1806/km2 (5.648/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Temora Shire | ||||||||||||
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It includes the town of Temora and the small towns of Springdale, Sebastapol, Ariah Park, Gidginbung, Narraburra and Wallundry.
Heritage listings
The Temora Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Temora, Cootamundra-Griffith railway: Temora railway station[6]
Council
Current composition and election method
Temora Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.[7]
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent National | Rick Firman (elected) | 1,736 | 42.8 | −3.7 | |
| Independent | Anthony Irvine (elected) | 355 | 8.7 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Nigel Judd (elected) | 348 | 8.6 | +2.5 | |
| Independent National | Graham Sinclair (elected) | 327 | 8.1 | +4.1 | |
| Independent | Belinda Bushell (elected) | 214 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Brenton Hawken (elected) | 189 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | Narelle Djukic (elected) | 184 | 4.5 | ||
| Independent | Paul Mahon (elected) | 122 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | Mitchell Farlow | 102 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Smith (elected) | 99 | 2.4 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Robert Matthews | 97 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent | Sigrid Carr | 89 | 2.2 | ||
| Independent | Philip Bleyer | 80 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Dean McCrae | 71 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Martin Bushby | 47 | 1.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,060 | 97.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 115 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,175 | 89.6 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent National | Rick Firman (elected 1) | 2,277 | 59.67 | ||
| Independent National | Graham Sinclair (elected 2) | 162 | 4.25 | ||
| Independent | Lindy Reinhold (elected 3) | 198 | 5.19 | ||
| Independent | Nigel Judd (elected 4) | 197 | 5.16 | ||
| Independent | Max Oliver (elected 5) | 110 | 2.88 | ||
| Independent | Claire McLaren (elected 6) | 207 | 5.42 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Smith (elected 7) | 138 | 3.62 | ||
| Independent | Dale Wiencke (elected 8) | 97 | 2.54 | ||
| Independent | Dennis Sleigh (elected 9) | 75 | 1.97 | ||
| Independent | Irene Broad | 78 | 2.04 | ||
| Independent | Les Buckley | 85 | 2.23 | ||
| Independent | Jone Pavelic | 70 | 1.83 | ||
| Independent | Trevor Colwill | 47 | 1.23 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Robbins | 30 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Garath Otley | 31 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Chris Lasdauskas | 14 | 0.37 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,816 | 97.45 | |||
| Informal votes | 100 | 2.55 | |||
| Turnout | 3,916 | 85.00 | |||
