Temora Shire
| Temora Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 2.1806/km2 (5.648/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,802 km2 (1,081.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Rick Firman ()[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Temora[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Temora Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Temora Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on Burley Griffin Way. The Shire was created on 1 January 1981 via the amalgamation of Narraburra Shire and the Municipality of Temora.[5]
It includes the town of Temora and the small towns of Springdale, Sebastapol, Ariah Park, Gidginbung, Narraburra and Wallundry.
The mayor of Temora Shire is Cr. Rick Firman.[3]
Heritage listings
[edit]The Temora Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Temora, Cootamundra-Griffith railway: Temora railway station[6]
Council
[edit]Current composition and election method
[edit]Temora Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.[7]
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent National | Rick Firman (elected) | 1,736 | 42.8 | −3.7 | |
| Independent | Anthony Irvine (elected) | 355 | 8.7 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Nigel Judd (elected) | 348 | 8.6 | +2.5 | |
| Independent National | Graham Sinclair (elected) | 327 | 8.1 | +4.1 | |
| Independent | Belinda Bushell (elected) | 214 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Brenton Hawken (elected) | 189 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | Narelle Djukic (elected) | 184 | 4.5 | ||
| Independent | Paul Mahon (elected) | 122 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | Mitchell Farlow | 102 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Smith (elected) | 99 | 2.4 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Robert Matthews | 97 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent | Sigrid Carr | 89 | 2.2 | ||
| Independent | Philip Bleyer | 80 | 2.0 | ||
| Independent | Dean McCrae | 71 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Martin Bushby | 47 | 1.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,060 | 97.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 115 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,175 | 89.6 | |||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent National | Rick Firman (elected 1) | 2,277 | 59.67 | ||
| Independent National | Graham Sinclair (elected 2) | 162 | 4.25 | ||
| Independent | Lindy Reinhold (elected 3) | 198 | 5.19 | ||
| Independent | Nigel Judd (elected 4) | 197 | 5.16 | ||
| Independent | Max Oliver (elected 5) | 110 | 2.88 | ||
| Independent | Claire McLaren (elected 6) | 207 | 5.42 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Smith (elected 7) | 138 | 3.62 | ||
| Independent | Dale Wiencke (elected 8) | 97 | 2.54 | ||
| Independent | Dennis Sleigh (elected 9) | 75 | 1.97 | ||
| Independent | Irene Broad | 78 | 2.04 | ||
| Independent | Les Buckley | 85 | 2.23 | ||
| Independent | Jone Pavelic | 70 | 1.83 | ||
| Independent | Trevor Colwill | 47 | 1.23 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Robbins | 30 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Garath Otley | 31 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Chris Lasdauskas | 14 | 0.37 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,816 | 97.45 | |||
| Informal votes | 100 | 2.55 | |||
| Turnout | 3,916 | 85.00 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Temora (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 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.
- ^ a b Temora Shire Council, Current Councillors, retrieved 7 October 2016
- ^ "Temora Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
- ^ "Past Presidents/Mayors". Temora Shire. Temora Shire Council. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Temora Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01265. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Temora Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "GRAHAM SINCLAIR". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "RICK FIRMAN". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Temora Shire Council - General Statistics Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Temora Shire Council - Party or Group and Candidates Result Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Temora Shire Council - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Ricky Bruce James Firman Candidate Information Sheet". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Graham Sinclair Declaration 2019" (PDF). 9 July 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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