| Junee Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location inNew South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°52′S147°34′E / 34.867°S 147.567°E /-34.867; 147.567 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.101/km2 (8.032/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,030 km2 (783.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Neil Smith (Unaligned)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Junee[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Junee Shire | ||||||||||||||
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TheJunee Shire is alocal government area in theRiverina region ofNew South Wales,Australia. The Shire comprises an area of 2,030 square kilometres (780 sq mi)[6] and is located adjacent to theOlympic Highway and theMain South railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 from the amalgamation of theMunicipality of Junee andIllabo Shire resulting from theLocal Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[3]
The Shire includes the town ofJunee and the small towns ofBethungra,Illabo,Wantabadgery,Harefield,Old Junee,Junee Reefs,Dirnaseer andEurongilly.
Themayor of Junee Shire isCr. Neil Smith, anindependent politician.[7]
Junee Shire Council is composed of ninecouncillors electedproportionally as a singleward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is usually elected by the councillors each September. The most recent council election was held on 4 December 2021, having been delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makeup of the council is as follows:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents | 7 | |
| Independent National | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[8]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Smith | Independent | Mayor[4] | |
| Matt Austin | Independent National | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
| Pam Halliburton | Independent National | ||
| David Carter | Unaligned | ||
| Andrew Clinton | Independent | ||
| Robin Asmus | Independent | ||
| Mark Cook | Independent | ||
| Marie Knight | Independent | ||
| Bob Callow | Independent | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent National | Pam Halliburton (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ingrid Eyding (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | David Carter (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent National | Matt Austin (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Bob Callow (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Marie Knight (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Andrew Clinton (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Independent | Robin Asmus (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Neil Smith (elected) | 795 | 24.4 | ||
| Independent National | Pam Halliburton (elected) | 476 | 14.6 | ||
| Independent National | Matt Austin (elected) | 433 | 13.3 | ||
| Independent | David Carter (elected) | 303 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Clinton (elected) | 253 | 7.8 | ||
| Independent | Robin Asmus (elected) | 180 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Mark Cook (elected) | 179 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Marie Knight (elected) | 160 | 4.9 | ||
| Independent | Anna Lashbrook | 158 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Maggie Salisbury | 108 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent | Bob Callow (elected) | 107 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent | Linda Calis | 57 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | Robert Minister | 53 | 1.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,262 | 95.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 138 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,400 | 85.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Neil Smith (elected 1) | 583 | 19.36 | ||
| Independent | Pam Halliburton (elected 2) | 486 | 16.14 | ||
| Independent National | Matt Austin (elected 3) | 456 | 15.14 | ||
| Independent | Robin Asmus (elected 4) | 262 | 8.70 | ||
| Independent | Kerri Walker (elected 5) | 222 | 7.37 | ||
| Independent | David Carter (elected 6) | 210 | 6.97 | ||
| Independent | Mark Cook (elected 7) | 169 | 5.61 | ||
| Independent | Bob Callow (elected 8) | 141 | 4.68 | ||
| Independent | Martin Holmes (elected 9) | 125 | 4.15 | ||
| Independent | Linda Calis | 74 | 2.46 | ||
| Independent | ColinRandall | 94 | 3.12 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Clinton | 83 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Costello | 78 | 2.59 | ||
| Independent | Arron Smith | 28 | 0.93 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,011 | 96.38 | |||
| Informal votes | 113 | 3.62 | |||
| Turnout | 3,124 | 80.14 | |||
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