Goulburn Mulwaree
Local government area
Location inNew South Wales
Coordinates:34°44′S149°44′E / 34.733°S 149.733°E /-34.733; 149.733
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Southern Tablelands
Established	11 February 2004
Council seat	Goulburn[2]
Government
• Mayor	Peter Walker
• State electorate	Goulburn
• Federal division	Eden-Monaro
Area
• Total	3,220 km2 (1,240 sq mi)
Population
• Total	32,053 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	9.954/km2 (25.78/sq mi)
Website	Goulburn Mulwaree
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Goulburn Mulwaree Council is alocal government area located in theSouthern Tablelands region ofNew South Wales,Australia. The area is located adjacent to theHume Highway and theSouthern Highlands railway line. The estimated resident population of the area stood at 32,053 on2021 census.^[1]

Themayor of Goulburn Mulwaree Council is Nina Dillon.

The area covered under administration is 3,220 square kilometres (1,240 sq mi) and includesGoulburn and the towns and localities of:

Parts of theSouthern Highlands, the Southern Tablelands andMorton National Park lie within the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.

The oldest habitation sites discovered in the region date back more than 3000–5000 years ago. Two distinct Aboriginal language groups were identified in the region when the Europeans initiated contact. These were theGundungurra and theNgunnawal groups, which were connected through common beliefs and culture. These groups are thetraditional owners of the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area and the area is a meeting place of the two groups, with the Gundungurra to the north and the Ngunnawal to the south. Muniwarung is "meeting place" in the Gundungurra language.

The first Europeans to visit Goulburn Mulwaree were John Wilson and John Price. Properties were established here during 1817–1820 due to the grazing potential of the Southern Tablelands.^[3]

The council was formed in 2004 as the Greater Argyle Council, an amalgamation of Goulburn City and parts of the former Mulwaree Shire. It was renamed in 2005 to Goulburn Mulwaree Council.^{[citation needed]}

During 2011–2013, Goulburn Mulwaree Council has been at the centre of alleged breaches^[4] of NSW Council Rules and Regulations. In late 2013, a Government investigation by theNew South Wales State Government found that the Goulburn Mulwaree Council's Multi-Use CentreTendering Process breached established State Regulations, ruling that: "[Goulburn Mulwaree] Council contravened regulations, ignored tendering guidelines and offered unfair advantage to two tenderers including the successful tenderer, Bathurst firm, Hines Constructions."^[5] The Investigation prompted multiple Council Internal Reform suggestions, as well as prompting the council's General Manager Performance Review Committee to suspend the automatic employment renewal of Mr Chris Berry, the then General Manager of Goulburn Mulwaree Council, in September 2013.^[6]

In 2011, Goulburn Mulwaree Council partnered withVeolia Environmental Services in seed funding to make up $10,000 for an art award through the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. The Award, known as the Veolia Environmental Services Art Award, prompted condemnation from the peak body for Australian visual and media arts (The National Association for Visual Artists or NAVA), as well as an independent investigation after multiple complaints alleging the winning entry breached the stipulated entry conditions.^[7] The Investigation, completed byPlanning, Environmental and Economic Consulting, resulted in a 22-page report where: "The consultant recommended that Council make a public statement to acknowledge grievances and the necessary improvements. Secondly, gallery staff should be proactive in engaging professionals, galleries and judges to develop and benchmark the entry and judging criteria."^[7] Veolia Environmental Services discontinued its annual $10,000 support for the Award in 2012.

Goulburn Mulwaree Council is composed of ninecouncillors electedproportionally as one entireward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. Themayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council.

• Goulburn Mulwaree Council
• Local government areas of New South Wales
• Southern Tablelands

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