| Type: | lga |
| Snowy Valleys Council | |
| State: | nsw |
| Pop: | 14395 |
| Pop2: | 14532 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2018 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 8960 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Mayor: | Ian Chaffey |
| Region: | South West Slopes |
| Url: | http://www.snowyvalleys.nsw.gov.au/Home |
| Stategov: | Albury, Wagga Wagga |
| Fedgov: | Eden-Monaro |
| Near-Nw: | Wagga Wagga |
| Near-N: | Cootamundra-Gundagai |
| Near-Ne: | Yass Valley |
| Near-W: | Greater Hume |
| Near-E: | Snowy Monaro |
| Near-Sw: | Towong (Vic.) |
| Near-S: | Towong (Vic.) |
| Near-Se: | Snowy Monaro |
The Snowy Valleys Council is a local government area located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of the Tumut Shire and Tumbarumba Shire councils.[2]
The council area comprises and covers the western side of the southernmost parts of the Great Dividing Range and foothills in New South Wales. Large sections of the local government area are contained in national parks. At the time of its establishment, the population of the council area was estimated to be .[2]
The Mayor of Snowy Valleys Council is Councillor Ian Chaffey, a Tumbarumba local, who won the most recent election.
In addition to the towns of Adelong, Batlow, Tumbarumba and Tumut, localities in the area include Brindabella, Brungle, Cabramurra, Gilmore, Grahamstown, Greg Greg, Gocup, Jingellic, Khancoban, Killimicat, Little River, Maragle, Rosewood, Talbingo, Tooma, Wondalga and Yarrangobilly.
The Snowy Valleys Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Snowy Valleys Council consists of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward.
| Party | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | align=right | 6 | ||
| Independent Labor | align=right | 1 | ||
| Independent Liberal | align=right | 1 | ||
| Libertarian | align=right | 1 | ||
| Total | align=right | 9 | ||
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hayes | Independent | ||||
| Trina Thomson | Independent | Deputy Mayor | |||
| Ian Chaffey | Independent | Mayor | |||
| Julia Ham | Independent Liberal | ||||
| John Larter | Libertarian | ||||
| Johanna (Hansie) Armour | Independent | ||||
| Michael Ivill | Independent Labor | ||||
| Sam Hughes | Independent | ||||
| Brent Livermore | Independent | ||||