Upper Lachlan Shire

This article is about the local government area based in Crookwell. For the local government area based in Condobolin, see Lachlan Shire.

Upper Lachlan New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	7,586 (2013 est)
• Density	1.06815/km2 (2.7665/sq mi)
Established	2004
Area	7,102 km2 (2,742.1 sq mi)
Mayor	John Shaw
Council seat	Crookwell
Region	Southern Tablelands
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Hume
Website	Upper Lachlan
LGAs around Upper Lachlan: Cowra Bathurst Oberon Boorowa Upper Lachlan Goulburn Yass Valley Palerang Goulburn

Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.

The Mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. John Shaw, an unaligned politician.

Towns and localities

The shire includes the towns of Crookwell, Gunning, Taralga, Bannaby, Dalton, Binda, Bigga, Tuena, Breadalbane, Cullerin, Laggan and Oolong.

Council

The Shire Council office in the main street of Gunning in 2008

Current composition and election method

Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is 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 Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	9
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	John Shaw	Unaligned	Mayor
	Brian McCormick	Independent
	Darren O'Brien	Independent
	James Wheelwright	Unaligned	Deputy Mayor
	Scott Craig	Independent
	Malcolm Barlow	Independent
	Jo Marshall	Independent
	John Searl	Independent
	Paul Culhane	Unaligned