Boundaries Commission

On 4 June 1999, the former Minister for Local Government, the Hon Harry Woods MP, wrote to councils outlining the legislative changes proposed to allow deferral of elections, and inviting them to submit advice that they intend to prepare joint proposals for voluntary amalgamation by 30 June 1999.

The Minister received 8 initial proposals from 24 councils, and deferred their September 1999 elections until early 2000 to allow them to focus on the merger process. The councils concerned were:

Richmond River Shire Council and Casino Council

Armidale City Council and Dumaresq Shire Council

Strathfield Municipal Council and Burwood Council

Nymboida Shire Council and Ulmarra Shire Council

Concord Council and Drummoyne Council

Windouran Shire Council and Conargo Shire Council

Nundle Shire Council and Parry Shire Council.

On 3 July 2003, the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Tony Kelly MLC, wrote to all NSW councils calling on them to review their position and to consider how they may more effectively and efficiently deliver local government services and facilities to local communities and to submit their proposals by 31 August 2003.

There is considerable discussion and debate on reform occurring across the State and the majority of councils have now lodged proposals. The Minister will consider the size and scope of the response and determine the most appropriate course forward.

Proposals may be referred to the Local Government Boundaries Commission for examination and report immediately, or the Minister may request that the Division of Local Government engage an independent facilitator to commence a regional review process as a first step. A regional review process would consult on the council proposals submitted affecting a region, and develop a suitable reform proposal for referral to the Boundaries Commission for examination and report.

The approach taken in each part of the State will be largely dependent on the level of viability and consensus around the proposals submitted.

As part of the examination and reporting process, members of the public are given the opportunity to comment on any proposals referred to the Boundaries Commission.

Archived Proposals:

1. Richmond River Shire Council & Casino Council	2. Armidale City Council & Dumaresq Shire Council	3. Strathfield Municipal Council & Burwood Council
4. Nymboida Shire Council & Ulmarra Shire Council	5. Concord Council & Drummoyne Council	6. Nundle Shire Council & Quirindi Shire Council
7. Windouran Shire Council & Conargo Shire Council	8. Nundle Shire Council & Parry Shire Council	9. Inner Sydney- City of Sydney Council, Leichhardt Municipal Council and South Sydney City Council
10. Inner Sydney- Waverley Council and Woollahra Municipal Council	11. Queanbeyan City Council, Yarrowlumla Shire Council and Yass Shire Council	12. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government - Queanbeyan City Council, Yarrowlumla Shire Council and Yass Shire Council
13. Albury City Council and Hume Shire Council	14. Quirindi Shire Council, Gunnedah Shire Council, Parry Shire Council, Nundle Shire Council and Murrurundi Shire Council	15. Gunning Shire Council and Yarrowlumla Shire Council
16. Tumut Shire Council and Yarrowlumla Shire Council	17. Yass Shire Council and Yarrowlumla Shire Council	18. Yarrowlumla Shire Council - Mulwaree, Gunning, Queanbeyan, Tallaganda, Tumut, Yarrowlumla and Yass
19. Bingara Shire Council and Yallaroi Shire Council	20. Glen Innes Municipal Council and Severn Shire Council	21. Goulburn City Council, Gunning Shire Council, Crookwell Shire Council and Mulwaree Shire Council
22. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Capital City Regional Council incorporating Cooma-Monaro Shire Council (part), Gunning Shire Council (part), Mulwaree Shire Council (part), Queanbeyan City Council, Tallaganda Shire Council, Yarrowlu	23. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Southern Tablelands Council incorporating Crookwell Shire Council, Goulburn City Council, Gunning Shire Council (part), Mulwaree Shire Council (part), and Yass Shire Council (part)	24. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Peel Regional Council incorporating Tamworth City, Manilla Shire, Barraba Shire (part), Nundle Shire (part) and Parry Shire (part), and involving boundary alterations with Gunnedah Shire
25. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Gwydir Shire Council incorporating Barraba Shire (part), Bingara Shire and Yallaroi Shire	26. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Liverpool Plains Shire Council incorporating Quirindi Shire, Murrurundi Shire (part) and Parry Shire (part), and involving boundary alterations with Gunnedah Shire and Nundle Shire	27. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Upper Hunter Shire Council incorporating Scone Shire and Murrurundi Shire (part)
28. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new New England Regional Council incorporating Armidale Dumaresq, Walcha, Guyra Shire (part) and Uralla Shire (part), and involving boundary alterations with Inverell Shire	29. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Local Government Area for the Clarence incorporating Copmanhurst Shire Council, Grafton City Council, Maclean Shire Council, and Pristine Waters Council	30. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Cooma-Monaro Council incorporating Cooma-Monaro, and Yarrowlumla Shire (part)
31. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Eastern Capital City Regional Council incorporating Tallaganda Shire, Yarrowlumla Shire (part), Gunning Shire (part), and Mulwaree Shire (part)	32. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Greater Argyle City Council incorporating Goulburn City, and Mulwaree Shire (part)	33. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Greater Queanbeyan City Council incorporating Queanbeyan City, and Yarrowlumla Shire (part)
34. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Tumut Council incorporating Tumut Shire, and Yarrowlumla Shire (part)	35. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Upper Lachlan Council incorporating Crookwell Shire, Yass Shire (part), Gunning Shire (part), and Mulwaree Shire (part)	36. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Yass Valley Council incorporating Yass Shire (part), Gunning Shire (part), and Yarrowlumla Shire (part)
37. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for a new Greater Sydney Local Government Area	38. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government - creation of Tamworth Regional Local Government Area	39. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for creation of a new Greater Bathurst LGA incorporating the whole of the Bathurst City LGA, part of Evans Shire LGA and part of Oberon LGA
40. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for creation of a new Greater Lithgow LGA incorporating the parts of Lithgow City LGA and Rylstone Shire LGA	41. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for creation of a new Greater Oberon LGA incorporating parts of Oberon LGA, Evans Shire LGA, and Lithgow City LGA	42. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for creation of a new Mid-Western Regional LGA incorporating the whole of Mudgee Shire LGA and Coolah Shire LGA, and parts of Rylstone Shire LGA, Merriwa Shire LGA and Evans Shire LGA
43. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for creation of a new Upper Hunter Shire LGA incorporating the whole of the current Upper Hunter Shire LGA and part of Merriwa Shire LGA	44. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government to amalgamate the existing local government areas of Albury City, Culcairn Shire, Corowa Shire, Holbrook Shire and Hume Shire into three new local government areas of Albury City, Corowa Shire and Greater Hume	45. Warrumbungle LGA
46. Proposal by the Minister for Local Government for creation of a new Glen Innes Severn LGA incorporating the whole of the Glen Innes Shire LGA and part of the Severn Shire LGA and involving a boundary alteration with the Tenterfield Shire LGA.	47. Yass Valley Council and Upper Lachlan Council	48. Yass Valley Council and Tumut Council
49. Proposed transfer of Red Rock and Corindi from Coffs Harbour LGA to Clarence Valley LGA	50. Proposed boundary alteration affecting Broken Hill City Council and the Unincorporated Area	51. Proposed transfer of Table Top locality from Albury City LGA to Greater Hume LGA
52. Proposed transfer of the Mooney Mooney and Cheero Point localities from the Gosford City LGA to the Hornsby Shire LGA	53. Proposed transfer of the Burra, Urila and Royalla Estate localities from the Palerang LGA to the Queanbeyan City LGA	54. Proposed alteration of the boundary of the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA and the Palerang LGA to correct perceived anomalies in the Tarago/Lake Bathurst localities
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