Upper Lachlan Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
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Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.
Upper Lachlan | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°27′S 149°28′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Crookwell[1] | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Paul Culhane (Independent) | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7,102 km2 (2,742 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 8,514 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.19882/km2 (3.1049/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Upper Lachlan | ||||||||||||
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The mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Paul Culhane, an unaligned politician.
Towns and localities
The shire includes the towns and bigger localities of:
and the smaller localities of:
- Bannaby
- Bannister
- Bellmount Forest (part)
- Bevendale
- Biala
- Big Hill
- Blakney Creek
- Brayton (part)
- Breadalbane
- Broadway
- Chatsbury
- Crooked Corner
- Cullerin
- Curraweela
- Currawang (part)
- Fullerton
- Golspie
- Greenwich Park (part)
- Gurrundah
- Jerrawa
- Lade Vale (part)
- Lerida (part)
- Limerick
- Lost River
- Merrill
- Myrtleville
- Middle Arm (part)
- Narrawa
- Oolong
- Peelwood
- Pejar
- Pomeroy (part)
- Richlands
- Roslyn
- Stonequarry
- Tarlo (part)
- Tuena
- Wayo (part)
- Wheeo
- Wiarborough (part)
- Wollogorang (part)
- Wombeyan Caves (part)
- Woodhouselee (part)
- Yalbraith
Heritage listings
The Gundungurra people are the traditional owners of most of the Upper Lachlan Shire.
The Upper Lachlan Shire also has a number of European heritage-listed sites, including:
- Collector, 24 Church Street (Federal Highway): Bushranger Hotel[3]
- Crookwell, Goulburn-Crookwell railway: Crookwell railway station[4]
- Gunning, Main Southern railway: Gunning railway station[5]
- Taralga, Macarthur Street: Catholic Church of Christ the King[6]
Council
Current composition and election method
Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine 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.[7]
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Rob Cameron (elected) | 741 | 14.50 | ||
| Independent | Paul Culhane (elected) | 741 | 14.50 | ||
| Independent | Terry Yallouris (elected) | 480 | 9.39 | ||
| Independent | John Searl (elected) | 471 | 9.22 | ||
| Libertarian | Gregory Harris (elected) | 450 | 8.80 | ||
| Independent | Susan Reynolds (elected) | 442 | 8.65 | ||
| Independent | Vivienne Flanagan (elected) | 383 | 7.49 | ||
| Independent Labor | Simon Peirce (elected) | 369 | 7.22 | ||
| Independent | Alexandra Meggitt (elected) | 306 | 5.99 | ||
| Independent | Dennis Crowe | 236 | 4.62 | ||
| Independent | Paul Mills | 234 | 4.58 | ||
| Independent Labor | Nathan McDonald | 137 | 2.68 | ||
| Independent | Graham Dyer | 121 | 2.37 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,111 | 90.96 | |||
| Informal votes | 508 | 9.04 | |||
| Turnout | 5,619 | 84.50 | |||
