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Alpine Shire

Alpine Shire
FieldValue
typelga
nameAlpine Shire
statevic
imageAustralia Victoria Alpine Shire locator map.svg
captionLocation in Victoria
pop13,235
pop_year
pop_footnotesarea = 4788
area_footnotes
est1994
gazetted18 November 1994
mayorCr Sarah Nicholas
seatBright
regionHume
logoAlpine-Shire-Council-logo.png
urlhttp://www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au/
stategovOvens Valley
fedgovIndi
near-nwWangaratta
near-nIndigo
near-neTowong
near-wWangaratta
near-eEast Gippsland
near-swWellington
near-sWellington
near-seEast Gippsland

| near-nw =Wangaratta | near-n = Indigo | near-ne = Towong | near-w = Wangaratta | near-e = East Gippsland | near-sw = Wellington | near-s = Wellington | near-se = East Gippsland The Alpine Shire 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 4788 km2 and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.

It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Harrietville, Mount Beauty, Myrtleford and Porepunkah. There are two unincorporated areas surrounded by the shire: the Mount Hotham and Falls Creek Alpine Resorts.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright. It also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.

Over 90% of the Shire is public land. The Shire is home to two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park. The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.

History

The Alpine Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, the Shire of Myrtleford, the Gapsted and northern Mudgegonga districts of the United Shire of Beechworth, the Merriang district and the Buffalo Valley west of the Buffalo River from the Shire of Oxley, the Dederang district of the Shire of Yackandandah, and the Dinner Plain district of the Shire of Omeo.

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Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.

WardCouncillorNotes
UnsubdividedSarah Nicholas
Peter Smith
John Andersen
Dave Byrne
Gareth Graham
Jean-Pierre Ronco
Noah Tanzen

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.

2020 election results

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 national census.

PopulationLocality20162021
04
10696
58
2,4062,620
135156
255285
^5358
8388
38
^99105
167198
PopulationLocality20162021
Dinner Plain230128
Eurobin212239
Falls Creek293326
Freeburgh110136
Gapsted173156
Germantown00
Glen Creek5459
Gundowring^214208
Harrietville338488
Havilah2122
Hotham Heights196128
PopulationLocality20162021
8474
5876
178182
4143
3549
824910
05
172184
3,1933,285
2136
219197
PopulationLocality20162021
9411,024
134141
4236
00
4656
574568
8621,012
99120
453522
^00
00

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References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
  3. (18 November 1994). "Local Government Act 1989 {{ndash}} Order Constituting the Shires of Towong, Indigo, Milawa, Delatite, Strathbogie, Murrindindi, Mitchell, Moira and (''etc.'') {{ndash}} Part 6: Alpine Shire". State Library Victoria.
  4. "2021 Alpine, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "About Alpine Shire". Alpine Shire Council.
  6. "Know Your Council".
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.
  8. Segon, Michael. (2022-01-20). "Mt Buller's snow business". Routledge.
  9. Local Government in Victoria. "Alpine Shire Council". State Government of Victoria.
  10. "Meet Your Council". Alpine Shire Council.
  11. "Council Meertngs". Alpine Shire Council.
  12. (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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