Bombala Shire
Bombala Shire | |||||||||||||
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The former Bombala Shire council chambers, 2020 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°55′S 149°14′E / 36.917°S 149.233°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Monaro | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 October 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bombala | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Bob Stewart | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,945 km2 (1,523 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,401 (2013 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.60862/km2 (1.5763/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Bombala Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Bombala Shire was a local government area in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire includes the town of Bombala, the villages of Delegate, Cathcart, Bibbenluke and the localities of Ando, Bungarby, Craigie, Mila, Rockton and Creewah. Bombala Shire was formed on 1 October 1977 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Bombala and Bibbenluke Shire.
Prior to its abolition, Bombala was the fifth smallest rural shire in New South Wales, by area.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Bombala Shire merge with the Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires to form a new council with an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 21,000. On 12 May 2016, the Bombala Shire merged with the Cooma-Monaro and the Snowy River shires to form the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.
The last mayor of Bombala Shire Council was Cr. Bob Stewart, an unaligned politician.