# Junee Shire

The Junee Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises an area of 2,030 square kilometres (780 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the Olympic Highway and the Main South railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Junee and Illabo Shire resulting from the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
The Shire includes the town of Junee and the small towns of Bethungra, Illabo, Wantabadgery, Harefield, Old Junee, Junee Reefs, Dirnaseer and Eurongilly.
The mayor of Junee Shire is Cr. Neil Smith, an independent politician.

## Council
### Current composition and election method

Junee Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is usually elected by the councillors each September. The most recent council election was held on 4 December 2021, having been delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makeup of the council is as follows:
| Party | Councillors |
| Independents | 7 |
| Independent National | 2 |
| Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
| Councillor | Party | Notes |
| Neil Smith | Independent | Mayor |
| Matt Austin | Independent National | Deputy Mayor |
| Pam Halliburton | Independent National | |
| David Carter | Unaligned | |
| Andrew Clinton | Independent | |
| Robin Asmus | Independent | |
| Mark Cook | Independent | |
| Marie Knight | Independent | |
| Bob Callow | Independent | |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Junee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent National | Pam Halliburton (elected) | unopposed |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ingrid Eyding (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | David Carter (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent National | Matt Austin (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Bob Callow (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Marie Knight (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Andrew Clinton (elected) | unopposed |
| | Independent | Robin Asmus (elected) | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |

### 2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Junee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Neil Smith (elected) | 795 | 24.4 |
| | Independent National | Pam Halliburton (elected) | 476 | 14.6 |
| | Independent National | Matt Austin (elected) | 433 | 13.3 |
| | Independent | David Carter (elected) | 303 | 9.3 |
| | Independent | Andrew Clinton (elected) | 253 | 7.8 |
| | Independent | Robin Asmus (elected) | 180 | 5.5 |
| | Independent | Mark Cook (elected) | 179 | 5.5 |
| | Independent | Marie Knight (elected) | 160 | 4.9 |
| | Independent | Anna Lashbrook | 158 | 4.8 |
| | Independent | Maggie Salisbury | 108 | 3.3 |
| | Independent | Bob Callow (elected) | 107 | 3.3 |
| | Independent | Linda Calis | 57 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Minister | 53 | 1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,262 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 138 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,400 | 85.1 |

### 2016

2016 New South Wales local elections: Junee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Neil Smith (elected 1) | 583 | 19.36 |
| | Independent | Pam Halliburton (elected 2) | 486 | 16.14 |
| | Independent National | Matt Austin (elected 3) | 456 | 15.14 |
| | Independent | Robin Asmus (elected 4) | 262 | 8.70 |
| | Independent | Kerri Walker (elected 5) | 222 | 7.37 |
| | Independent | David Carter (elected 6) | 210 | 6.97 |
| | Independent | Mark Cook (elected 7) | 169 | 5.61 |
| | Independent | Bob Callow (elected 8) | 141 | 4.68 |
| | Independent | Martin Holmes (elected 9) | 125 | 4.15 |
| | Independent | Linda Calis | 74 | 2.46 |
| | Independent | Colin Randall | 94 | 3.12 |
| | Independent | Andrew Clinton | 83 | 2.76 |
| | Independent | Joseph Costello | 78 | 2.59 |
| | Independent | Arron Smith | 28 | 0.93 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,011 | 96.38 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,124 | 80.14 |

## Gallery

* Former Illabo Shire Offices
* Regional Library
* Fire station, Council Emergency Control Centre and NSW State Emergency Service