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Gundagai Shire
Gundagai Shire was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016, Gundagai Shire was abolished and merged with the neighbouring Cootamundra Shire to establish Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. The Shire was located adjacent to the Hume Highway. Gundagai Shire is primarily rural, with a small population. 80% of the Shire's population live in the town of Gundagai, New South Wales, Gundagai. The four villages in the Shire were Coolac, New South Wales, Coolac, Tumblong, New South Wales, Tumblong, Muttama, New South Wales, Muttama and Nangus, New South Wales, Nangus, with populations ranging from 40 to 90 people. The last Mayor of Gundagai Shire was Councillor, Cr. Abb McAlister, an Independent (politician), unaligned politician. History Gundagai was declared a Municipality in 1889 in Australia, 1889, and Adjungbilly Shire Council created in 1906 in Australia, 1906 to administer the district. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories of Australia, states and territories, and in turn beneath the Australian Government, federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies), 1974 and 1988 Australian referendum#Local Government, 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its state constitutions in Australia, own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in local government in Canada, Canada or the local government in the United States, United States, there is (largely) only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between county, counties and city, cities. The Australian local government is generally run by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolac, New South Wales
Coolac is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Gundagai Council. At the , Coolac had a population of 244. History The name ''Coolac'' is derived from the local Aboriginal name for a plant which was abundant in the area and also from the Aboriginal word meaning "native bear". Coolac Post Office opened on 1 June 1870. The 11 kilometre section of the Hume Highway at Coolac was the last two-lane section of highway between Sydney and the Sturt Highway interchange. Since 1986, plans had been drawn-up for the Coolac bypass, with a review of environmental factors report completed in 1997 but construction did not commence until May 2007 with the project opening in August 2009 - Under AusLink. In August 2009, the Coolac bypass was officially opened. Bald Archy The satirical Bald Archy art competition (named from the more prestigious Archibald Prize) began in Coolac at the Coolac Festival of Fun, launched by Peter Batey. The home of this competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales)
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is an integrity agency of the Government of New South Wales responsible for eliminating and investigating corrupt activities and enhancing the integrity of the state's public administration. The commission was established in 1989, pursuant to the , modeled after the ICAC in Hong Kong. It is led by a chief commissioner appointed for a fixed five-year term; and two part-time commissioners. Then-NSW Premier Mike Baird suggested in November 2016 his desire to move from a sole commissioner to a three-commissioner system, however this was strongly criticised by two former ICAC commissioners as weakening and politicising the organisation, leading to the resignation of then-Commissioner Megan Latham. The chief commissioner is currently John Hatzistergos, former state Labor minister and District Court judge. Helen Murrell and Paul Lakatos are currently part-time commissioners. The chief commissioner is required to submit a rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundagai Shire Council Chambers
Gundagai is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Although a small town, Gundagai is a popular topic for writers and has become a representative icon of a typical Australian country town. Located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong, Honeysuckle, Kimo, Mooney Mooney, Murrumbidgee and Tumut mountain ranges, Gundagai is south-west of Sydney. Until 2016, Gundagai was the administrative centre of Gundagai Shire Local government in Australia, local government area. In the , the population of Gundagai was 2,057. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License History Indigenous The Gundagai area is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, and there is considerable folklore in the area associated with Aboriginal cultural and Gundagai Aboriginal lore, spiritual beliefs. The floodplains of the Murrumbidgee, below the present town of Gundagai, were a frequent meeting place of the Wiradjuri. Their na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Local Government (New South Wales)
The Minister for Local Government, currently held since 5 April 2023 by Ron Hoenig, is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities which includes all local government areas and related legislation in New South Wales, the most primary of which is the ''Local Government Act 1993''. The minister administers the portfolio through the Planning and Environment cluster, in particular through the Office of Local Government, and a range of other government agencies. The minister assists the senior cluster minister, the Minister for Climate Change, the Environment, and Heritage. Both ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales. Administrative history With the significant expansion of Local Government areas in the early 1900s the first formal government body with the specific responsibility for Local Government was established by the ''Local Government (Shires) Act, 1905'', which created the "Local Government Branch" of the Public Works Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of New South Wales
The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the executive state government of New South Wales, Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by a ministerial department and supported by several agencies. There are also a number of independent agencies that fall under a portfolio but remain at arms-length for political reasons, such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales), Independent Commission Against Corruption and New South Wales Electoral Commission, Electoral Commission. The state Executive Council of New South Wales, Executive Council, consisting of the Governor of New South Wales, governor and senior ministers, exercises the executive authority through the relevant portfolio. The current government is held by the New South Wales Labor Party, state Labor Party, led by Premier Chris Minns. Minns succeeded Dominic Perrottet from the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party on 28 Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Areas Of New South Wales
This is a list of local government in Australia, local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, there are 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney and 95 local government areas amongst 12 regions of Regional New South Wales. All councils are listed below in alphabetical order by region. There is also the Unincorporated Far West Region which is not part of any local government area, in the sparsely inhabited Far West, New South Wales, Far West, and Lord Howe Island, which is also unincorporated area, unincorporated but self-governed by the Lord Howe Island Board. Norfolk Island Regional Council is also subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales. Local elections are held in New South Wales every four years. The most recent 2024 New South Wales local elections, elections were held in September 2024. Maps Metropolitan LGAs Greater Sydney Regional LGAs Regional and Rural area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1906 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarchy in Australia, Monarch – Edward VII *Governor-General of Australia, Governor General – Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote *Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister – Alfred Deakin *Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith State premiers *Premier of New South Wales – Joseph Carruthers *Premier of South Australia – Thomas Price (South Australia politician), Thomas Price *Premier of Queensland – Arthur Morgan (Queensland politician), Arthur Morgan (to 19 January), then William Kidston *Premier of Tasmania – John Evans (Australian politician), John Evans *Premier of Western Australia – Cornthwaite Rason (to 7 May), then Newton Moore *Premier of Victoria – Thomas Bent State governors *Governor of New South Wales – Harry Rawson, Sir Harry Rawson *Governor of South Australia – George Le Hunte, Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte *Governor of Queensland � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adjungbilly Shire
Adjungbilly Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Adjungbilly Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906. In 1910, the Shire was granted the powers of a municipality in respect to the South Gundagai urban area. The shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Gundagai to form Gundagai Shire Gundagai Shire was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016, Gundagai Shire was abolished and merged with the neighbouring Cootamundra Shire to establish Cootamu ... on 1 January 1924. References Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1924 disestablishments in Australia {{Riverina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1889 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarch - Victoria Premiers *Premier of New South Wales – Henry Parkes until 16 January, then George Dibbs 17 January-7 March, then Henry Parkes *Premier of Queensland – Boyd Dunlop Morehead *Premier of South Australia – Thomas Playford II until 27 June, then John Cockburn *Premier of Tasmania – Philip Fysh *Premier of Victoria – Duncan Gillies Governors *Governor of New South Wales – Lord Carrington *Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman *Governor of South Australia – Sir William Robinson until 5 March, then 9th Earl of Kintore *Governor of Tasmania – Sir Robert Hamilton *Governor of Victoria – Lord Loch *Governor of Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome Arts and literature * 17 August – The '' 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition'', featuring works by Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Charles Conder, was opened in Melbourne. * 21 December – The poem " Clanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
