Gundagai Shire is a local government area in the Riverina

Riverina

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

 region of New South Wales

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, Australia

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, on the Hume Highway

Hume Highway

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. Gundagai was declared a Municipality in 1889

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, and Adjungbilly Shire Council created in 1906

1906 in Australia

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 to administer the district. These two were amalgamated in 1923

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 to form the Gundagai Shire Council, which still administers local government today.

Gundagai is a primarily rural shire with a small population. 80% of the shire's population live in the town of Gundagai

Gundagai, New South Wales

Gundagai is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Although a small town, Gundagai is a popular topic for writers and has become a representative icon of a typical Australian country town...

. There are four villages in the Shire: Coolac

Coolac, New South Wales

Coolac is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Gundagai Shire. At the 2006 census, Coolac had a population of 386 people....

, Tumblong

Tumblong, New South Wales

Tumblong is a village community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 18 kilometres south east from Mundarlo and 25 kilometres north west from Adelong.-History:...

, Muttama

Muttama, New South Wales

Muttama is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 24 kilometres south from Cootamundra and 17 kilometres north from Coolac....

 and Nangus

Nangus, New South Wales

Nangus is a small country village on the Wagga Wagga to Gundagai Road on the north side of the Murrimbidgee river. From Nangus, Junee, Gundagai, Wantabadgery, Oura and Wagga Wagga are accessible. Nangus approximately 24 kilometres due west of Gundagai in the Riverina area of Australia and in...

, with populations ranging from 40 to 90 people.

Council

Gundagai Shire Council is composed of eightcouncillors elected proportionally. 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	8
	Total	8

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Abb McAlister	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Len Tozer	Unaffiliated
	Mason Crane	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...
	William Maslin	Unaffiliated
	David Graham	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...
	Wendy Chomley	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...
	Peter Batey	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...	Elected on 13 February 2010 to replace Ronald Smith
	James Graham	Unaffiliated