Councillors

Council Elections were last held on 13 September 2008, where the nine councillors were elected under a "wards" system. The current Mayor CR Denise Osborne was elected by the Councillors on 24 September 2008.

Mayor, Cr Denise Osborne

Denise has been an elected representative in local government for more than 20 years and has been the Greater Hume Shire Mayor since September 2006 having previously represented the Hume Shire before amalgamation.

Denise was presented with the Inaugural Award for Women in Local Government – Elected Representative Rural Council in recognition for her service to local government in 2008.

Denise and husband Barry currently live in Jindera and have lived in the Shire for the past 26 years and have six children, 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

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Deputy Mayor, Cr John Ross

John is a local farmer and has lived his entire life in the Henty/Cookardinia area and is heavily involved in a variety of activities around the Shire.

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Cr Joan Evans

Joan lives with her family on a farm in Culcairn, having moved to the then Culcairn Shire in the early 1980’s. 

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Cr Darryl Jacob, OAM

Darryl was born and raised in the Shire, educated at St Paul’s College Walla Walla and Monash University and then worked in the family business of F.W. Jacob & Son.

Heavily involved in local sport and community activities, Darryl spends much of his spare time working to improve community facilities and amenities. He was named Hume Shire Citizen of the Year in 2000 and awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2007

Elected to Greater Hume Shire Council in September 2008, Darryl lives in Burrumbuttock with his wife and has two children and young grandchildren.

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Cr Bill McDonald OAM

Bill is a fourth generation farmer and resident of Mullengandra, who has been involved in local government in the region since 1962, serving as both Mayor and Deputy Mayor for several terms during that time.

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Cr John McInerney

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Cr Jenny O'Neill

A third generation resident of Jindera, Jenny is passionate about providing an environment where all members of the community are adequately catered for. 

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Cr Ken Scheuner

Ken was born in Henty and educated at Pleasant Hills Public School and Henty Central School.

Ken and his wife Jan purchased the Culcairn Newsagency in 1994 after a career of 25 years with the Commonwealth Bank in New South Wales and 2 years in Papua New Guinea.

With 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren, Ken is a member of Culcairn Lions Club and the Culcairn Community and Business Forum and has interests including photography, motor sports, gardening and reading.

Originally elected to Culcairn Council in 2000, Ken has served with Greater Hume Shire Council in 2005.

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Cr Heather Wilton

Heather has a wealth of experience in local government and served a five year Ministerial Appointment with the NSW Local Government Grants Commission.

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Past Presidents and Mayors

Greater Hume Shire was created on 26 May 2004. David Sexton, who had previously served as Chief Commissioner of Towong Shire in Victoria, was appointed Administrator, and Peter Veneris, the former General Manager of Hume Shire Council, became Interim General Manager. Mayoral elections were held on 16 March 2005.

Mayors of Greater Hume Shire

2005                                I Glachan (Cr Glachan held the office of Mayor from 16 March 2005 until his passing away                                                                on 20 April 2005.)
2005                               JN Ross
2006 to present            KD Osborne