| Upper Hunter Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°05′S 150°51′E / 32.083°S 150.850°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,229 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,096 km2 (3,125.9 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Maurice Collison[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Scone | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Upper Hunter Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires.
The mayor of the Upper Hunter Shire Council is Cr. Maurice Collison, following the sudden resignation of Wayne Bedggood as mayor and as a councillor on 9 June 2020. No reason has been given for the sudden resignation.
Council's General Manager is Greg McDonald.[citation needed]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Hunter Shire". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
abs2011popwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "September Council Meeting Recap". councilnews.com.au. 26 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Upper Hunter". yourcouncil.nsw.gov.au. 135 Liverpool Street Scone NSW 2337. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
