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Greater Hume Shire

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Population
  
10,176 (2013 est)

Region
  
Riverina

Website
  
Greater Hume

Founded
  
2004

Federal division
  
Division of Farrer

Established
  
2004

State electorate(s)
  
Albury

Area
  
5,746 km²

Council seat
  
Holbrook

Greater Hume Shire

Mayor
  
Cr. Heather Wilton (Independent)

Points of interest
  
Hume Dam, Greater Hume Shire Visi, Woolpack Inn Museum, National Museum of Australia, Jindera Pioneer Museum

Destinations
  
Holbrook, Hume Dam, Culcairn, Jingellic, Henty

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Greater Hume Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The shire had an estimated population of 10,137 as at 2012.

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Map of Greater Hume, NSW, Australia

The Shire is located adjacent to the Hume, Olympic and Riverina Highways and the Sydney–Melbourne railway.

The mayor of the Greater Hume Shire Council is Cr. Heather Wilton, an independent politician.

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Town and localities

Major towns in the Shire are Holbrook and Culcairn. Other towns are: Brocklesby, Bungowannah, Burrumbuttock, Gerogery and Gerogery West, Henty, Jindera, Morven, Walbundrie and Walla Walla.

Towns such as Howlong, were cut off from Hume Shire in the amalgamation, Howlong is now a part of Corowa Shire.

Current composition and election method

Greater Hume Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. 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 10 September 2016, and the make-up of the council is as follows:

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election, is:

References

Greater Hume Shire Wikipedia