Goulburn Mulwaree New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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Coordinates | 34°44′S 149°44′E / 34.733°S 149.733°ECoordinates: 34°44′S 149°44′E / 34.733°S 149.733°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 29,609 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.195/km2 (23.82/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,220 km2 (1,243.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Bob Kirk | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn (from 2007 election) | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
Website | Goulburn Mulwaree | ||||||||||||||
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Goulburn Mulwaree Council is a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Hume Highway and the Southern Highlands railway line. The estimated resident population of the area stood at 29,609 on 2016 census.
The Mayor of Goulburn Mulwaree Council is Bob Kirk.
The area covered under administration is 3,220 square kilometres (1,240 sq mi) and includes, Goulburn and the towns and localities of:
Parts of the Southern Highlands, the Southern Tablelands and Morton National Park lie within the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.
The council was formed as the Greater Argyle Council in 2004 as an amalgamation of Goulburn City and parts of the former Mulwaree Shire. It was renamed in 2005 following objections from the community.
During 2011 - 2013, Goulburn Mulwaree Council has been at the centre of alleged breaches of NSW Council Rules and Regulations. In late 2013, a Government investigation by the New South Wales State Government found that the Goulburn Mulwaree Council’s Multi-Use Centre Tendering Process breached established State Regulations, ruling that: "[Goulburn Mulwaree] Council contravened regulations, ignored tendering guidelines and offered unfair advantage to two tenderers including the successful tenderer, Bathurst firm, Hines Constructions." The Investigation prompted multiple Council Internal Reform suggestions, as well as prompting the Council's General Manager Performance Review Committee to suspend the automatic employment renewal of Mr Chris Berry, the then General Manager of Goulburn Mulwaree Council, in September 2013.