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

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

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

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

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Temora (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b Temora Shire Council, Current Councillors, retrieved 7 October 2016
^ "Temora Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
^ "Past Presidents/Mayors". Temora Shire. Temora Shire Council. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ "Temora Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01265. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
^ "Temora Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2016. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
^ "GRAHAM SINCLAIR". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
^ "RICK FIRMAN". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
^ "Temora Shire Council - General Statistics Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
^ "Temora Shire Council - Party or Group and Candidates Result Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Temora Shire Council - First Preferences Group and Candidate by Aggregated Vote Type Report". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Ricky Bruce James Firman Candidate Information Sheet". NSW Electoral Commission. NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Graham Sinclair Declaration 2019" (PDF). 9 July 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.