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Mayor & Councillors

The Coolamon Shire Council is comprised of nine Councillors. Councillors are publicly elected to represent the interests of Coolamon Shire residents and are available to discuss any needs or concerns residents may have regarding the Shire and its services.

Council elections are held every four years and Mayoral elections are held every second year, where the Councillors elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor for a two year term.

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Coolamon Shire Councillors
Elections

Past Shire Presidents & Mayors

Coolamon Shire Councillors

The Councillors and their contact details are listed below, otherwise correspondence can be addressed to Council via the General Manager as follows:

The General Manager

Coolamon Shire Council

PO Box 101
Coolamon NSW 2701
E: council@coolamon.nsw.gov.au 

Clr David McCann

Councillor McCann was elected to Council in 2008.

Councillor McCann was elected as Mayor in 2022.

E: dmccann@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Alan White

Councillor White was elected to Council in 2012.

Councillor White was elected as Deputy Mayor in 2022.

E: awhite@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Jeremy Crocker

Councillor Crocker was elected to Council in 2016.

E: jcrocker@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Bronwyn Hatty

Councillor Hatty was elected to Council in 2021.

E: bthatty@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Matthew Higginson

Councillor Higginson was elected to Council in 2024.

E: mhigginson@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Bruce Hutcheon

Councillor Hutcheon was elected to Council in 1999.

E: bhutcheon@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Wayne Lewis

Councillor Lewis was elected to Council in 2021.

E: wlewis@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Kathy Maslin

Councillor Maslin was elected to Council in 2012.

E: kmaslin@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Clr Colin McKinnon

Councillor McKinnon was elected to Council in 2016.

E: cmckinnon@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Elections

Council Elections are held every four years.

Donations and Expenditure Declarations

Council is required to keep a public register of all current donations and expenditure declarations lodged by Councillors with the NSW Electoral Commission. You can source declarations on the NSW Electoral Commission website here.

Elections for Coolamon Shire Councillors

Coolamon Shire Council is governed by 9 Councillors who are elected to represent the shire (there are no wards or divisions).

The election process is managed by the NSW Electoral Commission.

Our Councillors are usually elected for a 4-year term of office, with the next NSW Local Government election due to be held on the 14 September 2024.

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the Councillors in a process managed by the elected Council. The Mayor is elected at the first meeting of the Council for a period of 2 years, while the Deputy Mayor is elected for 1 year.