Snowy River, New South Wales, Australia

🇦🇺 The Snowy River Shire was a local government area in the Australian Alps region of New South Wales, Australia from 1939 until May 2016. It was named after the Snowy River that runs through it. Prior to 1936, it had been named as Dalgety Shire since establishment in 1906.

History The Dalgety Shire Council changed its name to Snowy River Shire in 1939. The council seat was at Berridale, which caused delays when mail and deliveries were erroneously sent to Dalgety. Dalgety was one of several new shires established in June 1906.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Snowy River Shire merge with the Bombala and Cooma-Monaro shires to form a new council with an area of 15,162 square km (5,854 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 21,000. On 12 May 2016, the Snowy River Shire merged with Bombala and Cooma-Monaro shires to form the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.

Towns and localities The administrative centre of the former Shire was the town of Berridale, with the sub-alpine town of Jindabyne providing the main commercial centre for the southern Snowy Mountains resort area. The town of Adaminaby is the service centre for the northern snowfields resorts and the starting point for most trout fishers eager to test their skills in the rivers and streams or the enormous expanse of Lake Eucumbene. It also includes the village of Dalgety, Anglers Reach, the ghost town of Kiandra, and the ski resorts of Thredbo, Perisher, Smiggin Holes, Guthega, and Blue Cow.

The following towns are located within Snowy Monaro Regional Council: • Adaminaby • Berridale • Bombala • Cooma • Delegate • Jindabyne • Nimmitabel; The following localities are located within Snowy Monaro Regional Council: • Ando • Anembo • Anglers Reach • Arable • Avonside • Badja • Beloka • Bibbenluke • Billilingra • Binjura • Blue Cow • Bobundara • Bolaro • Braemar Bay • Bredbo • Buckenderra • Bumbalong • Bungarby • Bunyan • Burra (part) • Carlaminda • Chakola • Cathcart • Clear Range • Colinton • Coolringdon • Cootralantra • Corrowong • Countegany • Crackenback • Craigie • Creewah • Dairymans Plains • Dalgety • Dangelong • Dry Plains • East Jindabyne • Eucumbene • Frying Pan • Glen Allen • Glen Fergus • Gooandra • Greenlands • Grosses Plain • Guthega • Hill Top • Ingebirah • Ironmungy • Jerangle • Jimenbuen • Jingera • Kalkite • Kiandra • Kybeyan • Long Plain • Lords Hill • Maffra • Merriangaah • Michelago • Middle Flat • Middlingbank • Mila • Moonbah • Murrumbucca • Myalla • Nimmo • Numbla Vale • Numeralla • Nungar • Old Adaminaby • Palarang • Paupong • Peak View • Perisher • Pine Valley • Polo Flat • Quidong • Rhine Falls • Rock Flat • Rockton • Rocky Plain • Rose Valley • Rosemeath • Shannons Flat • Smiggin Holes • Springfield • Steeple Flat • Tantangara • The Angle • The Brothers • Thredbo • Tinderry • Tolbar • Tombong • Tuross • Wambrook • Williamsdale (part) • Winifred • Yaouk.

Heritage listings The Snowy Monaro Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: • Bombala, Goulburn-Bombala railway: Bombala railway station • Bombala, 91 Main Road: Crankies Plain Bridge • Bredbo, Goulburn-Bombala railway: Bredbo Rail Bridge • Cooma, Bradley Street: Cooma railway station • Cooma, 59 - 61 Lambie Street: Royal Hotel • Cooma, Sharp Street: Rock Bolting Development Site • Eucumbene, Old Adaminaby and Lake Eucumbene • Kiandra: Kiandra Courthouse • Kiandra: Matthews Cottage.