Referendum Looms On Nsw Council Split Council Snowy valleys residents will soon vote on whether to split their council, after the nsw local government minister gave the green light for a de amalgamation referendum. The 2025 snowy valleys council de amalgamation referendum was held on 29 november 2025 to vote on a proposal to de amalgamate the snowy valleys council in new south wales, australia and return to the former tumbarumba shire and tumut shire local government areas (lgas) that were involuntarily merged in 2016.
Referendum Looms On Nsw Council Split Council Snowy valleys residents face a defining moment on saturday 29 november, when they vote on whether to dismantle their merged local government. the outcome will determine whether the 2016 merger of tumut and tumbarumba councils survives, a decision that could set the tone for other amalgamated councils across nsw. The snowy valleys de amalgamation referendum was held on saturday 29 november 2025 with early counting showing a yes vote has been delivered. the official result will be confirmed by the returning officer on 16 december 2025. The new south wales government approves the separation of cootamundra gundagai regional council, the first demerger of the 44 councils that were forcibly amalgamated in 2016. Nsw local government minister ron hoenig announced in tumut on thursday, august 21, that a referendum would be held to let ratepayers decide the fate of snowy valleys, which was formed by the forced merger of tumbarumba and tumut shires in 2016.
Nsw Council Elections Libertarian Party The new south wales government approves the separation of cootamundra gundagai regional council, the first demerger of the 44 councils that were forcibly amalgamated in 2016. Nsw local government minister ron hoenig announced in tumut on thursday, august 21, that a referendum would be held to let ratepayers decide the fate of snowy valleys, which was formed by the forced merger of tumbarumba and tumut shires in 2016. With the green light to proceed to the next step in the process, snowy valleys council can now go ahead and commence planning for a referendum. this includes public exhibition of the business case and implementation plan. “the forced amalgamation of nsw councils was a failed and expensive experiment. while the nsw government strongly supports a clear process for councils and communities to exercise their democratic right to pursue de amalgamation, we also have to be realistic about some of the challenges this brings. In its first major piece of legislation for the year, the government will repeal what it says is a “legally flawed section” of the local government act and replace it with a “democratic process” to allow voters to decide on the demerger of their local council. At a local level a referendum is held when a council wants to: change the method of ordinary election of councillors, for an area divided into wards. the question at a referendum is carried (also known as ‘passed’) if it is supported by a majority (50% 1) of the formal votes cast.
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