Upper Lachlan Shire

This article is about the local government area based in Crookwell. For the local government area based in Condobolin, see Lachlan Shire.

Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires.

Upper Lachlan New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°27′S 149°28′E
Population	8,514 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.19882/km2 (3.1049/sq mi)
Established	2004
Area	7,102 km2 (2,742.1 sq mi)
Mayor	Paul Culhane (Independent)
Council seat	Crookwell[2]
Region	Southern Tablelands
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Riverina
Website	Upper Lachlan
LGAs around Upper Lachlan: Cowra Bathurst Oberon Hilltops Upper Lachlan Wingecarribee Yass Valley Queanbeyan–Palerang Goulburn

The mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. Paul Culhane, an unaligned politician.

Towns and localities

The shire includes the towns and bigger localities of:

• Crookwell
• Bigga
• Binda
• Collector (part)
• Dalton
• Grabben Gullen
• Gunning
• Laggan
• Taralga

and the smaller localities of:

• Bannaby
• Bannister
• Bellmount Forest (part)
• Bevendale
• Biala
• Big Hill
• Blakney Creek
• Brayton (part)
• Breadalbane
• Broadway
• Chatsbury
• Crooked Corner
• Cullerin
• Curraweela
• Currawang (part)
• Fullerton
• Golspie
• Greenwich Park (part)
• Gurrundah
• Jerrawa
• Lade Vale (part)
• Lerida (part)
• Limerick
• Lost River
• Merrill
• Myrtleville
• Middle Arm (part)
• Narrawa
• Oolong
• Peelwood
• Pejar
• Pomeroy (part)
• Richlands
• Roslyn
• Stonequarry
• Tarlo (part)
• Tuena
• Wayo (part)
• Wheeo
• Wiarborough (part)
• Wollogorang (part)
• Wombeyan Caves (part)
• Woodhouselee (part)
• Yalbraith

Heritage listings

The Gundungurra people are the traditional owners of most of the Upper Lachlan Shire.

The Upper Lachlan Shire also has a number of European heritage-listed sites, including:

• Collector, 24 Church Street (Federal Highway): Bushranger Hotel^[3]
• Crookwell, Goulburn-Crookwell railway: Crookwell railway station^[4]
• Gunning, Main Southern railway: Gunning railway station^[5]
• Taralga, Macarthur Street: Catholic Church of Christ the King^[6]

Council

The Shire Council office in the main street of Gunning in 2008

Current composition and election method

Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine 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.^[7]

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Upper Lachlan^[8][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Cameron (elected)	741	14.50
	Independent	Paul Culhane (elected)	741	14.50
	Independent	Terry Yallouris (elected)	480	9.39
	Independent	John Searl (elected)	471	9.22
	Libertarian	Gregory Harris (elected)	450	8.80
	Independent	Susan Reynolds (elected)	442	8.65
	Independent	Vivienne Flanagan (elected)	383	7.49
	Independent Labor	Simon Peirce (elected)	369	7.22
	Independent	Alexandra Meggitt (elected)	306	5.99
	Independent	Dennis Crowe	236	4.62
	Independent	Paul Mills	234	4.58
	Independent Labor	Nathan McDonald	137	2.68
	Independent	Graham Dyer	121	2.37
Total formal votes			5,111	90.96
Informal votes			508	9.04
Turnout			5,619	84.50

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland § Upper Lachlan results.[edit]