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{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
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| region = [[Riverina]]
| area = 4393
| area_footnotes = <ref name="dlg" >{{cite web |title=Tumbarumba Shire Council |publisher=[[New South Wales Department of Local Government|Department of Local Government]] |url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=7450 |
| est =
| abolished = {{
| coordinates = {{coord|35|45|S|148|00|E|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| seat = [[Tumbarumba]]
| pop = 3521
| pop_year = 2013 est
| pop_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&32180ds0003_2003-13.xls&3218.0&Data%20Cubes&811CDB2C6F0319E3CA257CAE000ECBD6&0&2012-13&03.04.2014&Latest|title=3218.0
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| url = www.tumbashire.nsw.gov.au
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| near-ne = [[Cooma-Monaro Shire|Cooma-Monaro]]
| near-n = [[Tumut Shire|Tumut]]}}
'''Tumbarumba Shire''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the eastern [[Riverina]] region, located in the foothills of the [[Snowy Mountains]], on the upper reaches of the [[Murray River]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].
A [[Local government areas of New South Wales#Reviews of local government areas|2015 review of local government boundaries]] recommended that the Tumbarumba Shire merge with the [[Tumut Shire]] to form a new council. This recommendation was not supported by any of the preceding IPART and Tcorp assessments, which recommended a merger between Tumut and [[Gundagai Shire|Gundagai]] shires instead. When the NSW Government released their proposal in December 2015, the Government's website stated that the proposal was 'broadly consistent with Tumut Council's stated preference'.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Tumut Council submitted its preferences during a
As a result, many residents of Tumbarumba Shire viewed{{opinion|date=May 2016}} Tumut Shire Council's choice to nominate a merger of the Gundagai, Tumbarumba, and Tumut shires as the catalyst behind the NSW Government proposal to merge the Tumbarumba Shire with Tumut Shire, (which was never one of Tumut Shire Council's stated preference).{{opinion|date=May 2016}} The resulting opposition by the residents of Tumbarumba Shire was almost{{opinion|date=May 2016}} unanimous, with a publicly convened 'Save Tumbarumba Shire' committee executing an active grass roots, public campaign.{{
The NSW Government proposal would see a combined Shire with an area of {{convert|8960|km2}} and support a population of approximately {{formatnum:14953}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/29068acadf5d30bab9b9b3dd3b1cd6b5/Tumbarumba-Tumut.pdf |title=Merger proposal: Tumbarumba Shire Council, Tumut Shire Council
The last [[mayor]] of Tumbarumba Shire was [[Councillor|Cr.]] Ian Chaffey, an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] politician.<ref name=mayor/>
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===Current composition and election method===
At the time of dissolution, Tumbarumba Shire Council was composed of eight [[councillor]]s elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as a single [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]]. All councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor was elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the
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| Ian Chaffey
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| Mayor<ref name=mayor>{{cite web |url=http://www.tumbashire.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_jentlacontent&view=category&id=3646&Itemid=4105 |title=Council and Councillors |work=Council |publisher=Tumbarumba Shire Council |date=September 2012 |
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| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|
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| Brent Livermore
| Independent
| Deputy Mayor<ref name=mayor/> from Sept 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tumbashire.nsw.gov.au/council/council-and-councillors/deputy-mayor-councillor-brent-livermore |title=Deputy Mayor Councillor Brent Livermore |publisher=Tumbarumba Shire Council |
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| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|
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