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Greater Hume Shire Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

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. The Council was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire

Culcairn, New South Wales

Culcairn is a town in the south east Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Culcairn is located in the Greater Hume Shire Council Local government area on the Olympic Highway between Albury and Wagga Wagga...

, the majority of Holbrook Shire

Holbrook, New South Wales

Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 356 km North-East of Melbourne and 491 km south-west of Sydney between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council area which was established in May 2004 from the merger of...

and part of Hume Shire.

The Shire is crossed by the Hume

Hume Highway

The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...

, Olympic and Riverina Highway

Riverina Highway

Riverina Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Westwards, the highway stretches from Hume Weir, immediately east of Albury to Deniliquin...

s and the Sydney–Melbourne railway

Main Southern railway line, New South Wales

The Main Southern Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Southern Highlands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and the Riverina regions.- Description of route :...

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Major towns in the LGA are Holbrook

Holbrook, New South Wales

(postcode: 2644, 35°42′S 147°19′E) and Culcairn

Culcairn, New South Wales

(postcode: 2660, 35°39′S 147°02′E). Other towns are: Brocklesby

Brocklesby, New South Wales

Brocklesby is a small village situated north-west of Albury and west of Holbrook in Greater Hume Shire Council in the Riverina area of New South Wales. Nearby neighbours are Walbundrie to the north and Howlong to the south.-Historical significance:Brocklesby village was once a main railway...

, Bungowannah

Bungowannah, New South Wales

Bungowannah is a town and community in the central southern part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres north west from Albury and 15 kilometres south east from Howlong on the Riverina Highway....

, Burrumbuttock

Burrumbuttock, New South Wales

Burrumbuttock is a town in the central southern part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres south east of Walbundrie and north-west of Albury.Its name comes from the parish name and "T.P Gibson's estate".-Today:...

, Gerogery and Gerogery West

Gerogery, New South Wales

Gerogery is a small village in Greater Hume Shire Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gerogery serves a rural farming community. The village is located on the Main South railway line between Sydney and Melbourne, where it intersects with the Olympic Way. At the 2006 census,...

, Henty

Henty, New South Wales

Henty is a town on the Olympic Highway almost midway between Albury and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. Henty is situated on the border of the South West Slopes and the Riverina districts. At the 2006 census, Henty had a population of 863 people....

, Jindera

Jindera, New South Wales

Jindera is a town in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated north of the regional centre of Albury, in the Greater Hume Shire Local government area...

, Morven

Morven, New South Wales

Morven is a small village about 7 kilometres west of Culcairn in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Morven had a population of 464 people.-History:Morven commenced its existence as a Cobb and Co Staging Post...

, Walbundrie

Walbundrie, New South Wales

Walbundrie is a village in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located south-west of the state capital, Sydney and north of Melbourne. Situated on the bank of the Billabong Creek, at the 2006 census, Walbundrie had a population of 190. Walbundrie is in...

and Walla Walla

Walla Walla, New South Wales

Walla Walla is a town in Greater Hume Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia. It is about north of Albury-Wodonga and south of Wagga Wagga.Walla Walla had a population of 581 people in 2006 and has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales....

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Towns such as Howlong

Howlong, New South Wales

Howlong is a town west of Albury, and is situated on the Murray River which separates the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The town is located on the Riverina Highway. There is a bridge across the Murray into Victoria. Howlong is in the Corowa Shire Local government area...

, were cut off from Hume Shire in the amalgamation, Howlong is now a part of Corowa Shire.

Council

The Greater Hume Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The shire is divided into three wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... and Unaffiliated	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Ward	East Ward		Heather Wilton	Unaffiliated
	Bill McDonald	Unaffiliated
	John McInerney	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
North Ward		John Ross	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
		Ken Scheuner	Unaffiliated	Deputy Mayor
		Joan Evans	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
South Ward		Denise Osborne	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Mayor
		Jenny O'Neill	Unaffiliated
		Darryl Jacob	Unaffiliated

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