The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a forced merger of the Bombala, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires.

[4] The council comprises an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and occupies the higher slopes of the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range between the Australian Capital Territory to the north and the state boundary with Victoria to the south.

[5] The Mayor of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council is Chris Hanna since 21 September 2023.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population; the NSW and Australian averages are 3.4 and 3.2% respectively.

[17] home(other than English) The Snowy Monaro Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward.