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Shire of Murrindindi
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | Shire of Murrindindi | |
| state | vic | |
| image | {{multiple image | |
| border | infobox | |
| total_width | 280 | |
| perrow | 1/1 | |
| caption_align | center | |
| image1 | Australia Victoria Murrindindi Shire.svg | |
| caption1 | Location in Victoria | |
| image2 | Alexandra Murrundindi Shire offices.jpg | |
| caption2 | Council Offices in Alexandra | |
| pop | 15,197 | |
| pop_year | ||
| pop_footnotes | ||
| est | 1994 | |
| gazetted | 18 November 1994 | |
| area | 3880 | |
| area_footnotes | mayor = Damien Gallagher | |
| seat | Alexandra | |
| region | Hume | |
| stategov | Eildon | |
| fedgov | Indi | |
| logo | Murrindindi Shire Council Logo.jpg | |
| url | http://www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/ | |
| near-n | Strathbogie | |
| near-ne | Mansfield | |
| near-e | Mansfield | |
| near-se | Yarra Ranges | |
| near-s | Yarra Ranges | |
| near-sw | Nillumbik | |
| near-w | Mitchell | |
| near-nw | Mitchell |
|near-n = Strathbogie |near-ne = Mansfield |near-e = Mansfield |near-se = Yarra Ranges |near-s = Yarra Ranges |near-sw = Nillumbik |near-w = Mitchell |near-nw = Mitchell
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 3880 km2 and, in August 2021, had a population of 15,197. It includes the towns of Alexandra, Buxton, Eildon, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Marysville, Molesworth, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Yarck and Yea.
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.
The Lake Mountain ski resort is an unincorporated area near the southern border of the shire, which creates a small exclave.
History
The Shire of Murrindindi 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.
Black Saturday
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.
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.
| 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.
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 146 | ||
| 2,695 | 2,801 | ||
| 492 | 591 | ||
| 268 | 257 | ||
| 25 | 27 | ||
| 41 | 59 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 19 | ||
| 974 | 944 | ||
| ^ | 0 | 3 | |
| 60 | 82 | ||
| ^ | 689 | 790 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 64 | ||
| 415 | 443 | ||
| 85 | 102 | ||
| ^ | 148 | 141 | |
| ^ | 122 | 151 | |
| 54 | 70 | ||
| ^ | 59 | 53 | |
| 73 | 86 | ||
| 106 | 156 | ||
| ^ | 1,536 | 1,662 | |
| 345 | 413 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ^ | 1,166 | 1,305 | |
| 60 | 66 | ||
| 82 | 121 | ||
| 60 | 75 | ||
| ^ | 394 | 501 | |
| ^ | 190 | 216 | |
| 72 | 91 | ||
| 107 | 114 | ||
| 205 | 201 | ||
| 322 | 360 | ||
| 56 | 44 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ^ | 112 | 164 | |
| 164 | 231 | ||
| 328 | 405 | ||
| 38 | 76 | ||
| 57 | 72 | ||
| 299 | 311 | ||
| ^ | 344 | 366 | |
| ^ | 108 | 90 | |
| 100 | 130 | ||
| 168 | 194 | ||
| 1,587 | 1,789 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
References
References
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994. Order estg (Part 9) the Shire of Murrindindi". State Government of Victoria.
- "Data by region {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
- Segon, Michael. (2022-01-20). "Mt Buller's snow business". Routledge.
- Local Government in Victoria. "Murrindindi Shire Council". State Government of Victoria.
- (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
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