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.
Towns 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 | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | |||||||
| Independent Liberal | |||||||
| Formal votes | |||||||
| Informal votes | |||||||
| Total | 9 | ||||||
2021
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4,037 | 100.0 | 9 | 
| |||
| Formal votes | 4,037 | 95.60 | |||||
| Informal votes | 186 | 4.40 | |||||
| Total | 4,223 | 100.00 | 9 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greater Hume Shire (A) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Greater Hume Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ^ "Riverina Cities population and household forecasts" (PDF). Forecast.id. .id Consulting. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Councillors". Great Hume Shire Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Greater Hume Shire". ABC News.
