Bombala Shire is a Local Government Area in the Monaro

Monaro, New South Wales

Monaro is the name of a region in the south of New South Wales, Australia. A small area of Victoria near Snowy River National Park is geographically part of the Monaro, whilst the Australian Capital Territory is frequently considered part of the region: most towns have very close links with...

 region of southeastern New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. In addition to Bombala

Bombala, New South Wales

Bombala is a town in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Bombala Council. It is located approximately south of the state capital, Sydney, and south of the town of Cooma. The name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "Meeting of the waters". The town lies on the...

, Bombala Shire includes the villages of Delegate

Delegate, New South Wales

Delegate is a small town in New South Wales, Australia in Bombala Shire, south of the state capital, Sydney. Delegate lies just a few kilometres from the state border between New South Wales and Victoria. At the 2006 census, Delegate had a population of 306 people. The township of Delegate lies on...

, Cathcart and Bibbenluke.

Council

Bombala Council is composed of nine councillors 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	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Bob Stewart	Unaffiliated	Mayor
	Steve Goodyer	Unaffiliated	Deputy Mayor
	Steven Rickett	Unaffiliated
	Brad Yelds	Unaffiliated
	Joseph Ingram	Unaffiliated
	Kim Tonkin	Unaffiliated
	Angie Ingram	Unaffiliated
	Diane Hampshire	Unaffiliated
	Paul Gimbert	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...