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Shire of Yarriambiack

FieldValue
typelga
nameShire of Yarriambiack
statevic
imageAustralia Victoria Yarriambiack Shire.svg
captionLocation in Victoria
pop6,556
pop_year
pop_footnotes
area7326
area_footnotes
est1995
gazetted20 January 1995
mayorKylie Zanker
seatWarracknabeal
regionGrampians
logoYarriambiack Shire logo.svg
urlhttp://www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/
stategovLowan
stategov2Mildura
fedgovMallee
near-nwMildura
near-nMildura
near-neMildura
near-wHindmarsh
near-eBuloke
near-swHorsham
near-sNorthern Grampians
near-seNorthern Grampians

| near-nw = Mildura | near-n = Mildura | near-ne = Mildura | near-w = Hindmarsh | near-e = Buloke | near-sw = Horsham | near-s = Northern Grampians | near-se = Northern Grampians The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of 7326 km2 and at the , had a population of 6,556. It includes the towns of Hopetoun, Murtoa, Rupanyup and Warracknabeal.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Yarriambiack Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warracknabeal, it also has service centres located in Hopetoun and Rupanyup. The Shire is named after Yarriambiack Creek, a geographical feature that meanders through the LGA from the Wimmera River, through Warracknabeal, to Lake Coorong at Hopetoun.

History

The Shire of Yarriambiack was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Warracknabeal, Shire of Karkarooc, most of the Shire of Dunmunkle, and part of the Shire of Wimmera.

In January 1996 part of the Richardson River catchment east and south of Rupanyup was transferred from the Northern Grampians Shire to Yarriambiack after a further Local Government Board review.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and six councillors. The current councillors, elected at the 2024 election, are:

WardCouncillorNotes
DunmunkleCorinne Heintze
Melinda Keel
HopetounAndrew Mclean
Chris K. Lehmann
WarracknabealKarly Kirk
Kylie ZankerMayor

Administration and governance

Shire offices. Lyle Street, Warracknabeal

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Warracknabeal Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Warracknabeal, and its service centres in Hopetoun and Rupanyup.

Townships and localities

PopulationLocality20162021
3518
103
5762
329312
3738
4856
4845
^1115
^1,7301,635
739694
PopulationLocality20162021
^241#
1713
^4857
^*4
4857
9382
^1916
^*237
^3640
PopulationLocality20162021
524525
^7263
865897
^133149
^683672
50
^536545
2827
7853
PopulationLocality20162021
^5762
2930
3128
2,4382,359
^1829
^4928
917
201191
8475

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

***** - Not noted in 2016 Census

# - Not noted in 2021 Census

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. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order estg (Part 16) the Shire of Yarriambiack". State Government of Victoria.
  4. (25 January 1996). "Order altering the boundary between the municipal districts of the Northern Grampians and Yarriambiack Shire Councils".
  5. VEC. "Yarriambiack Shire Council election".
  6. Yarriambiack Shire Council. "Meet Your Mayor & Councillors". Yarriambiack Shire Council.
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