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Temora Shire

Coordinates: 34°26′S 147°32′E / 34.433°S 147.533°E / -34.433; 147.533
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Temora Shire
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population
 • Density2.1806/km2 (5.648/sq mi)
Established1980
Area2,802 km2 (1,081.9 sq mi)
MayorCr. Rick Firman ()[3]
Council seatTemora[4]
RegionRiverina
State electorate(s)Cootamundra
Federal division(s)Riverina
WebsiteTemora Shire
LGAs around Temora Shire:
Bland Bland Weddin
Coolamon Temora Shire Hilltops
Coolamon Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai

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

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The Temora Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Council

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Current composition and election method

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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

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2024

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2024 New South Wales local elections: Temora[8][9]
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

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2016 New South Wales local elections: Temora[10][11][12][13][14]
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

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Temora (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Temora Shire Council, Current Councillors, retrieved 7 October 2016
  4. ^ "Temora Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Past Presidents/Mayors". Temora Shire. Temora Shire Council. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "GRAHAM SINCLAIR". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ "RICK FIRMAN". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Temora Shire Council - General Statistics Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Graham Sinclair Declaration 2019" (PDF). 9 July 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

34°26′S 147°32′E / 34.433°S 147.533°E / -34.433; 147.533