| Junee Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 34°52′S 147°34′E / 34.867°S 147.567°E / -34.867; 147.567 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.101/km2 (8.032/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,030 km2 (783.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Neil Smith (Unaligned)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Junee[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Junee Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Junee Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises an area of 2,030 square kilometres (780 sq mi)[6] and is located adjacent to the Olympic Highway and the Main South railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Junee and Illabo Shire resulting from the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[3]
The Shire includes the town of Junee and the small towns of Bethungra, Illabo, Wantabadgery, Harefield, Old Junee, Junee Reefs, Dirnaseer and Eurongilly.
The mayor of Junee Shire is Cr. Neil Smith, an independent politician.[7]
Junee Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is usually elected by the councillors each September. The most recent council election was held on 4 December 2021, having been delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makeup of the council is as follows:
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[8]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Neil Smith | Independent | Mayor[4] | |
| Matt Austin | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor[4] | |
| Pam Halliburton | Independent National | ||
| David Carter | Unaligned | ||
| Andrew Clinton | Independent | ||
| Robin Asmus | Independent | ||
| Mark Cook | Independent | ||
| Marie Knight | Independent | ||
| Bob Callow | Independent | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Neil Smith (elected) | 795 | 24.4 | ||
| Independent National | Pam Halliburton (elected) | 476 | 14.6 | ||
| Independent | Matt Austin (elected) | 433 | 13.3 | ||
| Independent | David Carter (elected) | 303 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Clinton (elected) | 253 | 7.8 | ||
| Independent | Robin Asmus (elected) | 180 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Mark Cook (elected) | 179 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Marie Knight (elected) | 160 | 4.9 | ||
| Independent | Anna Lashbrook | 158 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Maggie Salisbury | 108 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent | Bob Callow (elected) | 107 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent | Linda Calis | 57 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | Robert Minister | 53 | 1.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,262 | 95.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 138 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,400 | 85.1 | |||
Long-time Nats' member Pam Halliburton said Mr McGuirk would have been disappointed that he didn't make 105.
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