# Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in South Coast and Southern Inland

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the South Coast and Southern Inland region.
The region covers eight local government areas (LGAs), including Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, while the City of Shoalhaven is considered part of the Illawarra region.

## Bega Valley

Bega Valley Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as − starting at the 2024 election − a directly elected mayor.
In November 2022, councillor Russell Fitzpatrick joined the Liberal Party to contest the 2023 state election in the electorate of Bega. He was unsuccessful, receiving 39.60% of the two-party-preferred vote before resigning as a Liberal member sometime in 2023 or 2024.
Incumbent councillors Mitchell Nadin and David Porter, who were both elected as ungrouped independents in 2021, ran on a joint ticket called "Independents For Change". Greens councillor Cathy Griff did not seek re-election.

### Bega Valley results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Bega Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independents For Change | 1. Mitchell Nadin (elected) 2. David Porter (elected) 3. Peggy Noble (elected) 4. Jason Hetherington 5. Morgan Eneberg | 7,374 | 34.63 | +34.63 |
| | Labor | 1. Helen O'Neil (elected) 2. Simon Daly (elected) 3. David Neyle 4. Nicola Collins | 5,296 | 24.87 | +7.57 |
| | Greens | 1. Peter Haggar (elected) 2. Liane Munro 3. Emma Goward 4. Vivian Harris 5. Jamie Shaw | 2,926 | 13.74 | +1.34 |
| | Independent | Russell Fitzpatrick (elected mayor) | 2,044 | 9.60 | −3.50 |
| | Independent | Tony Allen (elected) | 1,836 | 8.62 | −3.48 |
| | Independent | Clair Mudaliar (elected) | 1,082 | 5.08 | +5.08 |
| | Independent | Phillip Dummett | 733 | 3.44 | +3.44 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,291 | 90.87 | −0.53 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,138 | 9.13 | +0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,429 | | |

## Eurobodalla

Eurobodalla Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly elected mayor.

### Eurobodalla results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Eurobodalla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Advance Eurobodalla | 1. Mathew Hatcher (elected mayor) 2. Amber Schutz (elected 1) 3. Laurence Babington (elected 5) 4. Ronald Meek 5. Carrie Taylor 6. Rebecca Mahon 7. Charles Stuart | 7,105 | 29.1 | +8.9 |
| | Team Pollock | 1. Rob Pollock (elected 2) 2. Sofia Keady 3. John Tait 4. Keira Marchini 5. Emily Zahra 6. James Thomson 7. Lindsay Brown | 4,225 | 17.3 | −1.4 |
| | One Eurobodalla | 1. Phil Constable (elected 3) 2. Mick Johnson (elected 8) 3. Trish Hellier 4. Kristy Beecham | 4,015 | 16.4 | |
| | Labor | 1. Sharon Winslade (elected 4) 2. Maureen Searson 3. Maureen Ellis 4. Gail Vincent | 2,821 | 11.5 | −3.6 |
| | The Mayne Team | 1. Anthony Mayne (elected 6) 2. Karyn Starmer 3. Michelle Hamrosi 4. Sally Christiansen 5. David Grice | 2,255 | 9.2 | −7.7 |
| | Greens | 1. Colleen Turner (elected 7) 2. Joslyn van der Moolen 3. Charlie Bell 4. Niall O'Donnell | 1,706 | 7.0 | −3.8 |
| | Independent | 1. Claire McAsh 2. John Hawke 3. Krystal Tritton 4. Gary Traynor | 1,153 | 4.7 | |
| | Independent | 1. Jason Ford 2. Marlene Brayshaw 3. Dave Greer 4. Rosemary Deadman 5. Robert Fortune 6. Geoff Martin | 957 | 3.9 | |
| | Independent | Neil Gow | 213 | 0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,450 | 91.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,341 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,791 | 81.9 | |

## Goulburn Mulwaree

Goulburn Mulwaree Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
The Greens are not recontesting after losing their only seat in 2021.

### Goulburn Mulwaree results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Goulburn Mulwaree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Dillon Group | 1. Nina Dillon (elected 1) 2. Christopher O'Mahony (elected 4) 3. Keith Smith (elected 5) 4. Chloe Hurley 5. Paul Kemp | 6,565 | 36.0 | |
| | Labor | 1. Jason Shepard (elected 2) 2. Liz McKeon (elected 9) 3. Danielle Marsden-Ballard 4. Anna Wurth-Crawford 5. James Corbett | 3,190 | 17.5 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Bob Kirk (elected 3) | 2,303 | 12.6 | −10.4 |
| | Independent | Caitlin Flint (elected 6) | 1,280 | 7.0 | |
| | Independent | Michael Prevedello (elected 7) | 1,118 | 6.1 | −2.8 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Andy Wood | 761 | 4.2 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Samuel Ross | 714 | 3.9 | |
| | Independent | Steven Ruddell | 563 | 3.1 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Daniel Strickland (elected 8) | 537 | 2.9 | −5.3 |
| | Independent | Carol James | 415 | 2.3 | −3.8 |
| | Independent | Adrian Beresford-Wylie | 356 | 2.0 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Kane | 189 | 1.0 | |
| | Independent | Richard Orchard | 168 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Shaun Allen | 79 | 0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,238 | 91.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,755 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,993 | 88.3 | |

## Hilltops

Hilltops Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
In 2022, councillor Matthew Stadtmiller (a former member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party) joined the Labor Party. However, his membership was suspended on 27 October 2022 after he was charged with assault. Stadtmiller is seeking re-election in Hilltops, where he is a non-resident, while also contesting Yass Valley Council.

### Hilltops results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Hilltops :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Brian Ingram (elected) | 1,740 | 15.8 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Neil Langford (elected) | 1,612 | 14.7 | |
| | Independent | Matthew Stadtmiller (elected) | 1,271 | 11.6 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Alison Foreman (elected) | 959 | 8.7 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | Jake Davis (elected) | 951 | 8.6 | |
| | Independent | Tony Flanery (elected) | 884 | 8.0 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Joanne Mackay (elected) | 525 | 4.8 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | James Blackwell (elected) | 521 | 4.7 | |
| | Independent | Mary Dodd (elected) | 479 | 4.4 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Abdullah Sultan | 435 | 4.0 | |
| | Independent | Michelle Gallo (elected) | 418 | 3.8 | |
| | Independent | Patrick Fitzgerald | 349 | 3.2 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Fiona Douglas (elected) | 315 | 2.9 | |
| | Independent | Jennifer Smith | 253 | 2.3 | |
| | Independent | Michael Skillen | 239 | 2.2 | |
| | Independent | Brandon Douglas | 51 | 0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,002 | 91.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 972 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,974 | 82.1 | |

## Queanbeyan–Palerang

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
In October 2023, councillor Edwina Webster resigned, citing personal reasons. Her seat was left vacant until the election.

### Queanbeyan–Palerang results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Queanbeyan–Palerang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | 1. Ross Macdonald (elected 1) 2. Mark Schweikert (elected 5) 3. Morgan Broadbent (elected 10) 4. Robert Schwartz 5. Louise Burton 6. Jacqueline Ternouth 7. Wayne Brown 8. Margaret Royds | 8,248 | 23.3 | +6.1 |
| | Team Winchester | 1. Kenrick Winchester (elected 3) 2. Bill Waterhouse (elected 7) 3. Margot Sachse 4. Kylie Prescott 5. Alex Tine 6. Shane Shipa 7. Peter Lindbeck 8. Dean Martin 9. Tony Wood 10. Tony Rayner 11. Jan Browne | 7,785 | 22.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | 1. Bryce Wilson (elected 2) 2. Esma Livermore (elected 6) 3. John Preston (elected 11) 4. Barrina South 5. Timothy Nicholson 6. Shelley Evans 7. Michael MacWilliam | 7,198 | 20.3 | −1.6 |
| | Grundy Independents | 1. Mareeta Grundy (elected 4) 2. Shane Ivimey 3. Johnny Lange 4. Rachel Scattergood 5. Antoni (Billie) Woods 6. Bec Edwards 7. Sian Rinaldi 8. Michael Bagley | 3,478 | 9.8 | +0.4 |
| | Greens | 1. Katrina Willis (elected 8) 2. James Ansell 3. Tonya Rooney 4. Kathleen Maher 5. Gregory Buckman 6. Simon Wooldridge | 2,929 | 8.3 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | 1. Steve Taskovski (elected 9) 2. Manpreet Singh Cheema 3. Velice Trajanoski 4. Lou Baldan 5. Samantha Kirchner 6. Bashir Fayaq 7. Charles Tran 8. Hasina Ahmed 9. Frank Agresta 10. Alan Hill 11. Zoran Duckinoski | 2,555 | 7.2 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | 1. Trevor Hicks 2. Scott Hart 3. Natasha Abbott 4. Horst Kirchner 5. Bonnie O'Brien 6. Jason Webb | 1,194 | 3.4 | |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. James Holgate 2. Michael Thompson 3. John Reynolds 4. Katrina Holgate 5. Darren Garnon 6. Philip Snare | 1,082 | 3.1 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | 1. Rachael Macdonald 2. Wayne Reynolds 3. May Kowalski 4. Todd McKittrick 5. Samantha Kew 6. Joanne Lawrence | 565 | 1.6 | |
| | Independent | Richard Graham | 370 | 1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,404 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,822 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,226 | 82.1 | |

## Snowy Monaro

Snowy Monaro Regional Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
In September 2022, Greens councillor John Castellari resigned. He was replaced via countback by independent Craig Mitchell, and the Greens are not recontesting Snowy Monaro in 2024.
Ahead of the election, The Sydney Morning Herald reported independent candidate Andrew Thaler was a "serial pest" who used social media to "insult prominent local women". Thaler's candidacy was denounced by Labor, who claimed that Team Williamson, Group D (James Gilbert) and the Reuben Rose Group were all linked to him.
Labor and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party were the only registered parties endorsing candidates. An Independent Liberal group, "John Rooney's Blue Team", also contested.

### Snowy Monaro results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Snowy Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | 1. Chris Hanna (elected 1) 2. Tricia Hopkins (elected 6) 3. Karlee Johnson 4. Cindy Chawner 5. Anne O'Leary 6. Guy Palframan | 2,130 | 18.5 | −20.0 |
| | Labor | 1. Tanya Higgins (elected 2) 2. Lynda Summers (elected 7) 3. Bill Walker 4. Anthony Garvin 5. Penny Judge 6. Kylie Phillips | 1,924 | 16.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | 1. Bob Stewart (elected 3) 2. Nick Elliott (elected 9) 3. Megan Downie 4. Cathy Ingram 5. Suzanne Bate 6. Richard Murphy 7. Michael Downie | 1,734 | 15.0 | +7.1 |
| | Team Williamson | 1. Luke Williamson (elected 4) 2. Mick Newman 3. Vele Civijovski 4. Hamish Williamson 5. Michael Freeman 6. Nicholas Kopievsky 7. Katherine Corbett | 1,505 | 13.0 | +9.7 |
| | Reuben Rose Group | 1. Reuben Rose (elected 5) 2. Chris Chan 3. Sidonie Carpenter 4. Stuart McKenzie 5. Shawn Joynt 6. Jeremy Meeks | 1,293 | 11.2 | |
| | John Rooney's Blue Team | 1. John Rooney (elected 11) 2. Anna Lucas 3. Bernard Rooney 4. Adrian Ljubic 5. Fiona Foster 6. Catherine Turnbull | 585 | 5.1 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | 1. Andrew Thaler (elected 10) 2. Charles Kolano 3. Nicolaas Luntungan 4. Michal Chotar 5. Faye Simpson 6. Allen Simpson 7. Kylie Paske | 545 | 4.7 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Narelle Davis (elected 8) | 342 | 3.0 | |
| | Independent | Lynley Miners | 314 | 2.7 | |
| | Independent | Craig Mitchell | 231 | 2.0 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | Vickie Pollard | 202 | 1.8 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Maree Stevenson | 175 | 1.5 | |
| | Independent | Peter Beer | 170 | 1.5 | −2.4 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Mathieu Nolte | 140 | 1.2 | |
| | Independent | 1. James Gilbert 2. Lionel Harris 3. Dave Chatterton | 133 | 1.2 | |
| | Independent | Rachelle Edwards | 51 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Bernie McDonald | 35 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Barry Bridges | 19 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Oliver Moran | 13 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Bruce | 8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,547 | 92.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 880 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,427 | 83.5 | |

## Upper Lachlan

Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
The Libertarian Party was the only party endorsing a candidate.

### Upper Lachlan results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Upper Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Rob Cameron (elected) | 741 | 14.50 |
| | Independent | Paul Culhane (elected) | 741 | 14.50 |
| | Independent | Terry Yallouris (elected) | 480 | 9.39 |
| | Independent | John Searl (elected) | 471 | 9.22 |
| | Libertarian | Gregory Harris (elected) | 450 | 8.80 |
| | Independent | Susan Reynolds (elected) | 442 | 8.65 |
| | Independent | Vivienne Flanagan (elected) | 383 | 7.49 |
| | Independent Labor | Simon Peirce (elected) | 369 | 7.22 |
| | Independent | Alexandra Meggitt (elected) | 306 | 5.99 |
| | Independent | Dennis Crowe | 236 | 4.62 |
| | Independent | Paul Mills | 234 | 4.58 |
| | Independent Labor | Nathan McDonald | 137 | 2.68 |
| | Independent | Graham Dyer | 121 | 2.37 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,111 | 90.96 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 508 | 9.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,619 | 84.50 |

## Yass Valley

Yass Valley Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
Hilltops councillor Matthew Stadtmiller is contesting Yass Valley while also seeking re-election in Hilltops.

### Yass Valley results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Yass Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Greens | 1. Adrian Cameron (elected) 2. Tanya Cullen | 1,421 | 14.71 |
| | Independent | Kristin Butler (elected) | 1,131 | 11.71 |
| | Independent | David Rothwell (elected) | 953 | 9.87 |
| | Independent | Fleur Flanery (elected) | 935 | 9.68 |
| | Independent | Allan McGrath (elected) | 883 | 9.14 |
| | Independent | Cecil Burgess (elected) | 869 | 9.00 |
| | Independent | David Carter (elected) | 814 | 8.43 |
| | Independent | Jasmin Jones (elected) | 756 | 7.83 |
| | Independent Labor | Alvaro Charry (elected) | 758 | 7.85 |
| | Independent | Cayla Pothan | 701 | 7.26 |
| | Independent | Matthew Stadtmiller | 437 | 4.52 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,658 | 91.88 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 853 | 8.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,511 | 80.87 |