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.

The mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. Pam Kensit, an unaligned politician.

Towns and localities

The shire includes the towns and bigger localities of:

and the smaller localities of:

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
• Crookwell, Goulburn-Crookwell railway: Crookwell railway station
• Gunning, Main Southern railway: Gunning railway station
• Taralga, Macarthur Street: Catholic Church of Christ the King

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. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	John Searl	Independent
	Darren O'Brien	Independent
	Mandy McDonald	Independent	Deputy Mayor
	Paul Culhane	Independent
	Susan Reynolds	Independent
	Jo Marshall	Unaligned
	Lauren Woodbridge	Independent
	Pam Kensit	Independent	Mayor
	Nathan McDonald	Independent