Snowy River Shire

This article is about the local government area. For the river, see Snowy River.

Snowy River Shire New South Wales
File:Snowy LGA NSW.png Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	8,087 (2013 est)
• Density	1.3411/km2 (3.4735/sq mi)
Area	6,030 km2 (2,328.2 sq mi)
Mayor	John Cahill (Independent)
Council seat	Berridale
Region	Monaro
State electorate(s)	Monaro
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Website	Snowy River Shire
LGAs around Snowy River Shire: Tumut Australian Capital Territory Cooma-Monaro Tumbarumba Snowy River Shire Cooma-Monaro East Gippsland (Vic) East Gippsland (Vic) Bombala

The Snowy River Shire is a local government area in the Australian Alps region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was named after the Snowy River that runs through it.

The Mayor of Snowy River Shire is Cr. John Cahill, an independent politician.

Towns and localities

The administrative centre of the Shire is the town of Berridale, with the sub-alpine town of Jindabyne providing the main commercial centre for the southern Snowy Mountains resort area. The town of Adaminaby is the service centre for the northern snowfields resorts and the starting point for most trout fishers eager to test their skills in the rivers and streams or the enormous expanse of Lake Eucumbene. It also includes the village of Dalgety, Anglers Reach, the ghost town of Kiandra, and the ski resorts of Thredbo, Perisher, Smiggin Holes, Guthega, and Blue Cow.

Council

Current composition and election method

Snowy River Shire Council is composed of seven Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the six other Councillors are elected proportionally as one entire ward. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, 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
	John Cahill	Independent	Mayor
	Peter Beer	Independent
	Vickii Wallace	Independent
	John Shumack	Unaligned
	Bob Frost	Independent
	Colin Stewart-Beardsley	Independent
	Bill Smits	Independent