Greater Hume Shire
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.
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 Federation Council.
Council
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 4 December 2021.
Party | Councillors | |
---|---|---|
Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
Total | 9 |
2021 election results
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Independent | 4,037 | 100.0 | 9 | ![]() | |||
Formal votes | 4,037 | 95.60 | |||||
Informal votes | 186 | 4.40 | |||||
Total | 4,223 | 100.00 |