Tumbarumba Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Tumbarumba, New South Wales.

Tumbarumba Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°45′S 148°00′E
Population	3,521 (2013 est)
• Density	0.80150/km2 (2.0759/sq mi)
Area	4,393 km2 (1,696.1 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr. Ian Chaffey (Independent)
Council seat	Tumbarumba
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Division of Riverina
Website	Tumbarumba Shire
LGAs around Tumbarumba Shire: Wagga Wagga Tumut Cooma-Monaro Greater Hume Tumbarumba Shire Snowy River Towong (Vic) Towong (Vic) Snowy River

Tumbarumba Shire is 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. The Shire includes the town of Tumbarumba and the small towns of Rosewood, Tooma, Khancoban and Jingellic.

The mayor of Tumbarumba Shire is Cr. Ian Chaffey, an independent politician.

Council

Current composition and election method

Tumbarumba Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally as a single 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 25 September 2014 and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	8
	Total	8

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Julie Giddings	Unaligned
	Ian Chaffey	Independent	Mayor
	Rodney Shaw	Unaligned
	Tony a'Beckett	Unaligned
	Alan Becke	Independent
	Brent Livermore	Independent	Deputy Mayor
	Sue Fletcher	Unaligned
	George Martin	Unaligned