Oberon Council Explained

Type:lga
Oberon Council
State:nsw
Area:3659
Seat:Oberon[1]
Pop:5580
Url:http://www.oberon.nsw.gov.au
Mayor:Mark Kellam (Independent)
Near-Sw:Upper Lachlan
Near-S:Upper Lachlan
Near-Se:Wollondilly
Near-E:Blue Mountains
Near-Ne:Lithgow
Near-N:Bathurst

Oberon Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

The mayor of Oberon Council is Cr. Mark Kellam, an independent politician.

Localities

Oberon Council includes the towns / villages of Oberon, Black Springs, Shooters Hill, Edith, O'Connell, Hazelgrove, Mount David, Jenolan and Burraga. It also includes the minor localities of Arkstone, Duckmaloi, Essington, Isabella and Porters Retreat.[2]

Heritage listings

The Oberon Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Jenolan Caves[3]

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics there:[6]

Council

Current composition and election method

Oberon Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council for a 2-year term. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021. The makeup of the council is as follows:[7]

PartyCouncillors
 Independents and Unalignedalign=right 9
Totalalign=right 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of result is:[7]

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Mark KellamIndependentMayor
 Clive McCarthyUnaligned
 Ian TuckerUnaligned
 Katy GrahamIndependent
 Lauren TrembathIndependent
 Andrew McKibbinUnaligned
 Mick McKechnieUnaligned
 Bruce WattIndependent
 Helen HaydenUnaligned

Election results

2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oberon Council . . 9 November 2006.
  2. Web site: Oberon Council Strategic Planning Statement. May 2020 . Oberon Council. 13 June 2021.
  3. 01698. 09/3860;S90/6436H05/211H99/351. 18 May 2018.
  4. 01680. 18 May 2018.
  5. 01215. EF14/5085;Oberon PHSB s90/6364. 18 May 2018.
  6. Web site: . Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2005–06 (catalogue no.: 3218.0) . 12 March 2007.
  7. Web site: Summary of Group and Candidate First Preference Votes. 8 September 2012. Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 October 2012.