Shire of Murrindindi

Shire of Murrindindi
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Council Offices in Alexandra
Population15,197 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.917/km2 (10.144/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area3,880 km2 (1,498.1 sq mi)[3]
MayorSandice McAulay
Council seatAlexandra
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteShire of Murrindindi
LGAs around Shire of Murrindindi:
Mitchell Strathbogie Mansfield
Mitchell Shire of Murrindindi Mansfield
Nillumbik Yarra Ranges Yarra Ranges

The Shire of Murrindindi is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,880 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi)[3] and, in August 2021, had a population of 15,197.[1] It includes the towns of Alexandra, Buxton, Eildon, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Marysville, Molesworth, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Yarck and Yea. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Alexandra, Shire of Yea, and parts of the Shire of Broadford, Shire of Eltham, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Healesville and City of Whittlesea.[2]

The Shire is governed by the Murrindindi Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Alexandra, it also has service centres located in Kinglake and Yea. The Shire is named after the locality of Murrindindi, which is located near the geographical centre of the LGA.

Parts of Murrindindi were badly affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, notably the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. In total, 106 people died across the Shire including 38 in Kinglake and 34 in Marysville.

The Lake Mountain ski resort is an unincorporated area near the southern border of the shire, which creates a small exclave.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.[4]

Ward Councillor
Cathedral Sandice McAulay
Cheviot Sue Carpenter
Eildon Karine Haslem
King Parrot Eric Lording
Kinglake Ilona Gerencser
Koriella John Walsh
Red Gate Damien Gallagher

Administration and governance

The Council meets on a monthly basis for Scheduled Meetings and from time to time for Unscheduled Meetings. The meetings are streamed live on Council's Facebook page. Council provides customer services from its Library and Customer Service Centres in Alexandra, Kinglake and Yea and also from its Mobile Library and Customer Service.

Media

Murrindindi Shire activities are covered weekly in local print publications and also on local radio UGFM. The latest information is also made available on Council's website and Facebook pages.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 15,197, compared to 13,732 in the 2016 census.[5]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Acheron 171 146
Alexandra 2,695 2,801
Buxton 492 591
Castella 268 257
Cathkin 25 27
Caveat 41 59
Devils River 14 14
Dropmore 8 19
Eildon 974 944
Enochs Point^ 0 3
Fawcett 60 82
Flowerdale^ 689 790
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Ghin Ghin 41 64
Glenburn 415 443
Gobur 85 102
Gooram^ 148 141
Highlands^ 122 151
Homewood 54 70
Kanumbra^ 59 53
Kerrisdale 73 86
Killingworth 106 156
Kinglake^ 1,536 1,662
Kinglake Central 345 413
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Kinglake West^ 1,166 1,305
Koriella 60 66
Limestone 82 121
Maintongoon 60 75
Marysville^ 394 501
Merton^ 190 216
Molesworth 72 91
Murrindindi 107 114
Narbethong 205 201
Pheasant Creek 322 360
Rubicon 56 44
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Ruffy^ 112 164
Strath Creek 164 231
Taggerty 328 405
Taylor Bay 38 76
Terip Terip 57 72
Thornton 299 311
Toolangi^ 344 366
Trawool^ 108 90
Whanregarwen 100 130
Yarck 168 194
Yea 1,587 1,789

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

Council service centre and library in Yea

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murrindindi (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994. Order estg (Part 9) the Shire of Murrindindi". State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Data by region | Australian Bureau of Statistics". dbr.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Murrindindi Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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