Cootamundra Shire

This article is about the former local government area. For the regional town, see Cootamundra, New South Wales.

Cootamundra Shire
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates34°39′S 148°02′E / 34.650°S 148.033°E / -34.650; 148.033
Population7,620 (2012)[1]
 • Density5.000/km2 (12.950/sq mi)
Established1 April 1975 (1975-04-01)
Abolished12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area1,524 km2 (588.4 sq mi)
MayorJim Slattery
Council seatCootamundra[2]
RegionSouth West Slopes
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Hume
WebsiteCootamundra Shire
LGAs around Cootamundra Shire:
Temora Young Young
Temora Cootamundra Shire Harden
Junee Gundagai Gundagai

Cootamundra Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located adjacent to the Olympic Highway, the Burley Griffin Way and the Main South railway line. The Shire included the town of Cootamundra and the small towns of Stockinbingal, Brawlin and Wallendbeen and the locality of Frampton. The Shire was created on 1 April 1975 by the amalgamation of Jindalee Shire and the Municipality of Cootamundra.[3]

In 2016, it merged with the neighbouring Gundagai Shire to form the Gundagai Council, later renamed to be Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.[4]

The last mayor of Cootamundra Shire was Jim Slattery.[5]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Cootamundra Shire". Cootamundra Shire Council. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (40)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 February 1975. p. 690. Retrieved 7 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Gundagai Council". New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Councillors was invoked but never defined (see the help page).