Alpine Shire
| Alpine Shire Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,730 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.6587/km2 (6.886/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,788 km2 (1,848.7 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Jan Vonarx | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bright | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Alpine Shire | ||||||||||||||
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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 4,788 square kilometres (1,849 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 12,730.[1]
It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire: the areas around Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, Shire of Myrtleford, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Oxley, Shire of Yackandandah and Shire of Omeo.[2]
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. The Shire is named after its location in the popular alpine region of Victoria.
Over 90% of the Shire is public land.[3] The Shire has two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park.[4] The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.[4]
Council[]
Current composition[]
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[5][6]
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsubdivided | Ron Janas | ||
| Kelli Prime | |||
| Tony Keeble | |||
| Charlie Vincent | |||
| Katarina Chalwell | |||
| Sarah Nicholas | |||
| John Forsyth | |||
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.[7] It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford.
Townships and localities[]
In June 2018 the shire had a population of 12,730.[1]
| Population | |
| Locality | Total |
| Barwidgee | 106 |
| Bogong | 5 |
| Bright | 2,406 |
| 135 | |
| 255 | |
| 53 | |
| 83 | |
| Dederang | 167 |
| Dinner Plain | 230 |
| Population | |
| Locality | Total |
| 212 | |
| Falls Creek | 293 |
| 110 | |
| Gapsted | 173 |
| 54 | |
| Gundowring | 214 |
| Harrietville | 338 |
| 21 | |
| Hotham Heights | 196 |
| Population | |
| Locality | Total |
| Kancoona | 84 |
| 58 | |
| 178 | |
| 41 | |
| 35 | |
| Mount Beauty | 824 |
| Mudgegonga | 172 |
| Myrtleford | 3,193 |
| 21 | |
| Population | |
| Locality | Total |
| Ovens | 219 |
| Porepunkah | 941 |
| Rosewhite | 134 |
| 42 | |
| Smoko | 46 |
| Tawonga | 574 |
| Tawonga South | 862 |
| Upper Gundowring | 99 |
| Wandiligong | 453 |
See also[]
- List of localities (Victoria)
References[]
- ^ a b c d "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Local Government Act 1989 – Order Constituting the Shires of Towong, Indigo, Milawa, Delatite, Strathbogie, Murrindindi, Mitchell, Moira and (etc.) – Part 6: Alpine Shire". Victoria Government Gazette (Online Archive). State Government of Victoria (S87): 3–4. 18 November 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014 – via State Library of Victoria.
- ^ "About Alpine Shire". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Know Your Council". Alpine Shire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Alpine Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Meet Your Council". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Council Meertngs". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
External links[]
- Alpine Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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