Cooma-Monaro Shire was a local government area located in the Monaro region of southern New South Wales, Australia.

The area was named after the former Cooma Municipality and the former Monaro Shire, that were amalgamated to create it.

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

Lynch was appointed as the Administrator of the merged Snowy Monaro Regional Council.

At the time of dissolution Cooma-Monaro Shire Council was composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward.