Tumut Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Tumut, New South Wales. For other uses, see Tumut (disambiguation).

Tumut Shire New South Wales
File:Tumut LGA NSW.png Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	11,316 (2013 est)
• Density	2.4783/km2 (6.4188/sq mi)
Area	4,566 km2 (1,762.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Trina Thomson
Council seat	Tumut
Region	South West Slopes
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga
Federal Division(s)	Riverina
Website	Tumut Shire
LGAs around Tumut Shire: Gundagai Harden Yass Valley Wagga Wagga Tumut Shire Australian Capital Territory Greater Hume Tumbarumba Cooma-Monaro

Tumut Shire /ˈtjuːmət/ is a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

The mayor of Tumut Shire is Cr. Trina Thomson, an independent politician. http://www.tumut.nsw.gov.au/council/council-information/councillor-profiles.aspx

Towns and localities

The Shire includes the town of Tumut and the small towns of Gilmore, Adelong, Grahamstown, Gocup, Brungle, Talbingo, Wondalga, Batlow, Killimicat and Cabramurra.

Council

Current composition and election method

Tumut Shire Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally as one entire 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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

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

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Trina Thomson	Independent	Mayor
	Scott Stevenson	Independent
	James Hayes	Independent
	Sue Bulger	Unaligned
	Peter Cross	Independent
	Margaret Isselmann	Unaligned
	Geoff Pritchard	Independent