Gundagai Shire
Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the former local government area. For the regional town, see Gundagai, New South Wales.
Gundagai Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016, Gundagai Shire was abolished and merged with the neighbouring Cootamundra Shire to establish Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.[4]
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Gundagai Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°04′S 148°07′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,747 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.5250/km2 (3.9498/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1924 (1924-01-01) | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,457 km2 (948.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr. Abb McAlister (Unaligned)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Gundagai[3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
Website | Gundagai Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire was located adjacent to the Hume Highway. Gundagai Shire is primarily rural, with a small population. 80% of the Shire's population live in the town of Gundagai. The four villages in the Shire were Coolac, Tumblong, Muttama and Nangus, with populations ranging from 40 to 90 people.
The last Mayor of Gundagai Shire was Cr. Abb McAlister, an unaligned politician.[2]