October Demerger Update: Progress Toward Two New Councils – 21 Oct 26

Key points

• Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council is working to finish its transition plan before a December deadline for submission to the Office of Local Government. Once submitted, the office will prepare a proclamation establishing the two new councils.
• Council has decided that both new councils will keep the names and logos of the pre-merger councils and have no wards. Cootamundra Shire Council will have seven councillors and Gundagai Shire Council five.
• Both will be administered until elections scheduled for September 2028.