Rural City of Ararat

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Rural City of Ararat
Victoria
Australia Victoria Ararat RC.svg
Location in Victoria
Population11,795 (2018)[1]
 • Density2.8010/km2 (7.2545/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area4,211 km2 (1,625.9 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Jo Armstrong [3]
Council seatArarat
RegionWestern Victoria
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Wannon
Ararat ruralcity logo.png
WebsiteRural City of Ararat
LGAs around Rural City of Ararat:
Northern Grampians Northern Grampians Pyrenees
Southern Grampians Rural City of Ararat Pyrenees
Moyne Moyne Corangamite
Ararat Rural City Council offices – 21 Vincent Street, Ararat

Ararat Rural City is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,211 square kilometres (1,626 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 11,795.[1]

It includes the towns of Ararat, Armstrong, Dunneworthy, Lake Bolac, Moyston, Pomonal, Streatham, Tatyoon, Wickliffe and Willaura. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Ararat, Shire of Ararat and parts of the Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Stawell.[2][4]

Ararat Rural City is governed and administered by the Ararat Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ararat. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Ararat, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 8,076.[5]

Traditional owners[]

The traditional owners of this are the Djab Wurrung.[6]

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[7]

Ward Councillor Notes
Unsubdivided   Cr Gwenda Allgood
  Cr Jo Armstrong Mayor
  Cr Peter Beales
  Cr William Waterston
  Cr Bob Sanders
  Cr Henry Burridge
  Cr Rob Armstrong

Administration and governance[]

The Ararat Rural City Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm in the Council Chamber at the Ararat Shire Hall, 239 Barkly Street, Ararat. The Ararat Municipal Offices, 59 Vincent Street, Ararat, is the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at this location and is open from 8.15am to 5.15pm on week days.

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 11,795.[1]

Town Population
Ararat 8,297
Armstrong 88
Buangor 103
Dunneworthy 19
Elmhurst 183
Lake Bolac 330
Mafeking 19
Maroona 110
Mininera 62
Moyston 348
Pomonal 322
Rossbridge 32
Streatham 156
Tatyoon 110
Westmere 40
Wickliffe 113
Willaura 530

See also[]

  • List of localities (Victoria)

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg the Rural City of Ararat". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 23–29. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Councillor Profiles". Ararat Rural City. Ararat Rural City. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order altg (Part 3) the Rural City of Ararat". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Ararat (SS) – SSC20024". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. ^ managerARArat213 (1 August 2016). "History". www.ararat.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Ararat Rural City Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°17′00″S 142°55′00″E / 37.28333°S 142.91667°E / -37.28333; 142.91667

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