Burrinjuck Greens electorate information

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Local groups
3. Election campaigns
4. Electoral maps
5. 2026 committee
6. Treasurer tasks
7. References

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1. Introduction

The Burrinjuck Greens is a local, New South Wales-based Australian Greens group which is based on Ngunnawal Country in Yass Valley, New South Wales, and operates out of the Southern Tablelands town of Yass. Its boundaries of electoral responsibility cover a variety of federal, state and local electorates, centred around the Yass Valley Council boundaries, though extending west towards Temora, southwest to Junee and Wagga Wagga, north to Cowra, northeast to Crookwell, and south as far as the Snowy Valleys and Victorian border. This area is surrounded by a number of Greens groups (listed below), all of which are administratively managed centrally, where necessary, by the New South Wales Greens, Sydney. The Australian Greens are managed from Canberra and through independent federal member (House of Representatives and Senate) offices.

NB: This is not an official Greens webpage. To contact the Burrinjuck Greens, or to join the Australian Greens, refer to the links below in the References section.

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2. Local groups

Surrounding Australian Greens groups in New South Wales and Canberra include the following:

• Albury Greens, based in Albury
• Burrinjuck Greens, based in Yass
• Canberra Greens, a state-based group, distinct from the New South Wales Greens
• Central West Greens, based in Orange
• Goulburn Greens - disbanded in 2024 & amalgamated with the Burrinjuck Greens
• Queanbeyan - Monaro Greens, based in Queanbeyan (Local) & Eden (Federal)
• Riverina Greens, based in Wagga Wagga
• Southern Highlands Greens, based in Bowral

The Burrinjuck Greens liaise closely with the Riverina Greens during federal election campaigns.

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3. Election Campaigns

Burrinjuck Greens may be associated with the following election campaigns:

• Federal electorates (House of Representatives & Senate) + Wagga Greens ....
• Riverina (based in Wagga Wagga. This is the primary federal seat associated with the Burrinjuck Greens)
• Eden-Monaro (based in Eden. The town of Sutton within the Yass Valley Council area is situated in this seat).
• State electorates (Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council) + Wagga Greens + Southern Highlands Greens
• Cootamundra (based in Cootamundra)
• Goulburn (based in Goulburn) 
• Wagga Wagga (based in Wagga Wagga)
• Local government electorates (Councils)
• Cootamundra - Gundagai (based in Cootamundra)
• Hilltops (based in Young)
• Yass Valley (based in Yass)

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4. Electoral maps

Links are provided below, along with some maps. Electoral boundaries change infrequently.

* NSW Federal electorates

Riverina federal electorate

* NSW State electorates

* NSW Local government electorates

Yass Valley Council boundaries

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5. 2026 committee

• Chairperson - Susan O'Leary
• Secretary - Katrina Rowe
• Treasurer - Michael Organ
• Memberships - Jeff Paslow

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6. Treasurer tasks

All financial transactions are email-based via correspondence with Greens New South Wales (GNSW). Available funds are spread across a number of accounts held by GNSW on behalf of the Burrinjuck Greens (BG). Control over these accounts rests with the BG management committee. Funds can be transferred between these accounts at the request of the committee and subject to any Australian Electoral Commission restrictions on the use of particular funds for elections. Income is derived from membership fees and donations, plus AEC returns post federal election if the vote is greater than 4%. For State and Federal elections we usually get some reimbursement at a standard rate, but for Local Government there are no reimbursement provisions, hence the need to rely on donations for these. Expenses include catering, promotion, hosting guests and functions, and election campaign support.

Upon the election of a new treasurer at a BG committee meeting, the convenor notifies GNSW to update their records accordingly, putting that person on mailing lists, etc. The new treasurer also informs the following GNSW contact of their appointment:

• Finance and Compliance Manager - for any detailed queries by the local treasurer.
• Finance and Accounts - for the payment of any accounts.

There is also a Treasurers e-list:, managed by Paul Dignam, Treasurer, Greens NSW, and monthly meetings for treasurers:

NSW-WG-Treasurers nsw-wg-treasurers@elists.greens.org.au

Within Greenhouse, there is a Documents Platform which contains relevant material for Treasurers:

https://members.greens.org.au/Treasurers%20Documents%20Platform

The treasurer receives monthly reports from GNSW on the status of all the accounts. These can be used for updates and regular reports to the committee. In order to access funds from the Administration account, this can be done as follows:

1. A BG member pays for it using their credit/debit card, they send a copy of the receipt and their bank details to the treasurer who forwards that onto GNSW for reimbursement.
2. An invoice is sent to the treasurer for payment and it is forwarded onto GNSW for payment.

In both the above cases, the email to GNSW needs to be endorsed by another prescribed member of the Committee. This is achieved by cc'ing the message to the specific member/s and they simply reply indicating endorsement. Similar processes to access other accounts will be required during election campaigns. As the the Burrinjuck Greens use centralised banking rather than localised banking, the following GNSW documentation is useful, though not of primary importance: Local Group Finance and Compliance Guide. It can be accessed via Greenhouse.

Current treasurer (2026): Michael Organ.

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7. References

Australian Greens [website], accessed 1 March 2026.

Burrinjuck Greens, Facebook, accessed 1 March 2026.

New South Wales Greens [website], accessed 1 March 2026.

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Senator Kerrie Nettle, Michael Organ MHR and Senator Bob Brown, Parliament House, Canberra, 23 October 2003. Michael Organ was the first member of the Australian Greens elected to the House of Representatives, Australian Federal Parliament, Canberra, at the Cunningham by-election in October 2002. He served through to October 2004.

Last updated: 30 July 2026

Michael Organ, Australia