Cooma-Monaro Shire

Cooma-Monaro Shire was a local government area located in the Monaro region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The area was named after the former Cooma Municipality and the former Monaro Shire, that were amalgamated to create it. The Municipal District of Cooma was established in 1879,^[3] and the Monaro Shire was one of several shires established in 1906.^[4] The Monaro Shire and Cooma Municipal Council amalgamated in 1981.^[5] On 11 February 2004, Cooma-Monaro Shire absorbed a small part of the former Yarrowlumla Shire, near Michelago.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Cooma-Monaro Shire merge with the Bombala and Snowy River shires to form a new council with an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 21,000.^[6] On 12 May 2016, the Cooma-Monaro Shire merged with Bombala and Snowy River shires to form the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.^[7]

The last Mayor of the Cooma-Monaro Shire Council was Dean Lynch, an independent politician. Lynch was appointed as the Administrator of the merged Snowy Monaro Regional Council.^[7]

Towns and localities

The Shire developed from the village of Cooma, which was first surveyed in March 1849. It also included the small towns of Nimmitabel, Numeralla, Bredbo and Michelago. Other populated areas included the villages and surrounding districts of Shannons Flat, Yaouk, Peak View, Countegany, Jerangle and Rock Flat.

Council

Composition and election method

At the time of dissolution Cooma-Monaro Shire Council was composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All Councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor was elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The last election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council was as follows:^[8]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was:^[8]

	Party	Notes
Dean Lynch	Independent	Mayor^[9]
Bronnie Taylor	Independent	Deputy Mayor^[9]
Rogan Corbett	Unaligned
Winston Phillips	Independent
Angela Ingram	Independent
Martin Hughes	Independent
Ignazio Mondello	Independent
Craig Mitchell	Independent
Tony Kaltoum	Unaligned

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ "Cooma-Monaro Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 13 November 2006.
↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY.". The Sydney Morning Herald (12,980). New South Wales, Australia. 8 November 1879. p. 5. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "MONARO.". The Queanbeyan Leader (143). New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ Suzannah Plowman (September 2007). "Thematic History 1823 – 1945 Cooma-Monaro Shire New South Wales". Victoria Design & Management Pty Ltd. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ "Merger proposal: Bombala Shire, Cooma-Monaro Shire, Snowy River Shire" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
1 2 "Snowy Monaro Regional Council". New South Wales Government. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
1 2 "Cooma-Monaro Shire Council: Summary of First Preference Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
1 2 "Minutes of Special Council Meeting" (PDF). Cooma-Monaro Shire Council. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

Towns in the Cooma-Monaro Shire local government area

Bredbo Cooma Jerangle Michelago Nimmitabel Numeralla Shannons Flat Yaouk

Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

Former local government areas in New South Wales

Cities and municipalities	Alexandria Annandale Armidale (C) Ashfield Auburn (C) Ballina Balmain Bankstown (C) Barraba Bathurst (C) Bega Berry Bexley Blayney Bombala Botany Bay (C) Bowral Broughton's Vale Cabramatta and Canley Vale Carcoar Camperdown Canterbury (C) Casino Castlereagh Concord Condobolin Cook Cooma Cootamundra Corowa Cowra Darlington Deniliquin Drummoyne Dubbo (C) Dundas Eastwood Enfield Ermington and Rydalmere Erskineville Forbes The Glebe Glen Innes Goulburn (C) Grafton (C) Granville Greater Taree (C) Gosford (C) Gosford (1886-1908) Gulgong Gundagai Gunnedah Hay Hill End (B) Hillgrove Hillston Holroyd (C) Hurstville (C) Ingleburn Inverell Jerilderie Junee Kempsey Kogarah (C) Leichhardt Lidcombe Manilla Manly Marrickville Mascot Moama Molong Moree Mullumbimby Murwillumbah Muswellbrook Narrabri Narrandera Narromine Newtown Nowra Nyngan Paddington Parkes Peak Hill Petersham Picton Pittwater Port Macquarie Queanbeyan (C) Redfern Richmond Rockdale (C) Singleton South Grafton South Shoalhaven South Sydney (C) St. Mary’s St. Peters Tamworth (C) Temora Taree Tumut Ulladulla Uralla Vaucluse Waterloo Wellington Windsor Wingham Yass Young

Shires	Abercrombie Adjungbilly Amaroo Armidale Dumaresq Ashford Barraba Bibbenluke Bingara Blaxland Bombala Boolooroo Boomi Boorowa Boree Burrangong Cambewarra Canobolas Clyde Cockburn Colo Coolah Cooma-Monaro Coonabarabran Cootamundra Conargo Copmanhurst Coreen Corowa Crookwell Culcairn Demondrille Denman Dorrigo Dumaresq Erina Evans Gadara Gloucester Goobang Goodradigbee Gostwyck Great Lakes Gundagai Gundurimba Gunning Guyra Harden Harwood Hastings Holbrook Hume Illabo Imlay Jerilderie Jemalong Jindalee Kyeamba Liverpool Plains (1906-1980) Lyndhurst Macintyre Maclean Macleay Macquarie Mandowa Manilla Manning Valley Merriwa Mitchell Mittagong Molong Monaro Mudgee Mulwaree Mumbulla Murray Murrumbidgee Murrurundi Namoi Narraburra Nepean Nundle Nymboida Orara Palerang Parry Patrick Plains Peel Pristine Waters Quirindi Richmond River Rylstone Scone Severn Snowy River Talbragar Tallaganda Tamarang Terania Timbrebongie Tintenbar Tomki Tumbarumba Tumut Turon Ulmarra Urana Wakool Waradgery Warringah Waugoola Wellington Windouran Woodburn Woy Woy Wunnamurra Wyaldra Wyong Yallaroi Yanko Yarrowlumla Young

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