Temora Shire

Temora Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on Burley Griffin Way. The Shire was created on 1 January 1981 via the amalgamation of Narraburra Shire and the Municipality of Temora.^[5]

Temora Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population	6,110 (2016 census)[1] 6,274 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	2.1806/km2 (5.648/sq mi)
Established	1980
Area	2,802 km2 (1,081.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr. Rick Firman ()[3]
Council seat	Temora[4]
Region	Riverina
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal division(s)	Riverina
Website	Temora Shire
LGAs around Temora Shire: Bland Bland Weddin Coolamon Temora Shire Hilltops Coolamon Junee Cootamundra-Gundagai

It includes the town of Temora and the small towns of Springdale, Sebastapol, Ariah Park, Gidginbung, Narraburra and Wallundry.

The mayor of Temora Shire is Cr. Rick Firman.^[3]

Heritage listings

The Temora Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Temora, Cootamundra-Griffith railway: Temora railway station^[6]

Council

Current composition and election method

Temora Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.^[7]

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Riverina § Temora results.[edit]

2024 New South Wales local elections: Temora^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Rick Firman (elected)	1,736	42.8	−3.7
	Independent	Anthony Irvine (elected)	355	8.7	−1.4
	Independent	Nigel Judd (elected)	348	8.6	+2.5
	Independent National	Graham Sinclair (elected)	327	8.1	+4.1
	Independent	Belinda Bushell (elected)	214	5.3	+0.8
	Independent	Brenton Hawken (elected)	189	4.7
	Independent	Narelle Djukic (elected)	184	4.5
	Independent	Paul Mahon (elected)	122	3.0
	Independent	Mitchell Farlow	102	2.5
	Independent	Kenneth Smith (elected)	99	2.4	+0.1
	Independent	Robert Matthews	97	2.4
	Independent	Sigrid Carr	89	2.2
	Independent	Philip Bleyer	80	2.0
	Independent	Dean McCrae	71	1.8
	Independent	Martin Bushby	47	1.2
Total formal votes			4,060	97.2
Informal votes			115	2.8
Turnout			4,175	89.6

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 New South Wales local elections in Riverina § Temora results.[edit]

2016 New South Wales local elections: Temora^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Rick Firman (elected 1)	2,277	59.67
	Independent National	Graham Sinclair (elected 2)	162	4.25
	Independent	Lindy Reinhold (elected 3)	198	5.19
	Independent	Nigel Judd (elected 4)	197	5.16
	Independent	Max Oliver (elected 5)	110	2.88
	Independent	Claire McLaren (elected 6)	207	5.42
	Independent	Kenneth Smith (elected 7)	138	3.62
	Independent	Dale Wiencke (elected 8)	97	2.54
	Independent	Dennis Sleigh (elected 9)	75	1.97
	Independent	Irene Broad	78	2.04
	Independent	Les Buckley	85	2.23
	Independent	Jone Pavelic	70	1.83
	Independent	Trevor Colwill	47	1.23
	Independent	Andrew Robbins	30	0.79
	Independent	Garath Otley	31	0.81
	Independent	Chris Lasdauskas	14	0.37
Total formal votes			3,816	97.45
Informal votes			100	2.55
Turnout			3,916	85.00