Tallaganda Shire, was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

centered on

Braidwood, New South Wales Braidwood is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council. It is located on the Kings Highway, Australia, Kings Highway linking Canberra with Batemans Bay. It is approximately 200 kil ...

It lasted from colonial times until February 2004, when the

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organisation was absorbed into newly created

Palerang Council The Palerang Council was a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of the Palerang Council with immediate effect. Toge ...

. In 2000 shortly before its absorption into Palerang Council, the Shire of Tallaganda was described as

''The Shire has a small population, but is in a favorable location within the Sydney, Canberra, Batemans Bay triangle and its population is not going backwards. Unlike almost all of regional Australia, the Shire does not suffer from a lack of visitors. In fact it has a steady flow of visitors every day of the year, providing great opportunities for suitable business ideas. And also unlike similar small shires in many rural areas, the Shire is not in crisis.''Tallaganda Shire Economic and Social Profile
(April 2001) p1.

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