Tumut Shire () was a

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in the

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region of

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, Australia. Tumut Shire was established in 1928 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Tumut with the surrounding Gadara Shire. A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Tumut Shire merge with the

Tumbarumba Shire Tumbarumba Shire was a local government area in the eastern Riverina region, located in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, on the upper reaches of the Murray River in New South Wales, Australia. It came into existence in 1906. Prior to this t ...

to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately . On 12 May 2016, the Tumut Shire merged with the Tumbarumba Shire to form the

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. The last

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of Tumut Shire was Cr. Sue Bulger, an

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politician.

Towns and localities

The former Shire included the town of

Tumut Tumut () is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River. Tumut sits on the north-west foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is located on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, Wolgalu ...

and the small towns of

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, Gocup, Brungle, Talbingo, Wondalga,

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, Killimicat and

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Council

Current composition and election method

Prior to its dissolution, the Tumut Shire Council was composed of seven

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s elected proportionally as one entire

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. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the former council was as follows: The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was:

References

Local government areas of the Riverina Former local government areas of New South Wales 2016 disestablishments in Australia {{Riverina-geo-stub