Shire of Gannawarra

Shire of Gannawarra
Victoria
Shire of Gannawarra; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	10,547 (2018)
• Density	2.8238/km2 (7.3137/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995
Area	3,735 km2 (1,442.1 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Charlie Gillingham
Council seat	Kerang
Region	Northern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Murray Plains
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Gannawarra
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The Shire of Gannawarra is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 3,735 square kilometres (1,442 sq mi) and, in June 2018 had a population of 10,547.^[1]

It includes the towns of Cohuna, Kerang, Koondrook, Leitchville and Quambatook. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Borough of Kerang and most parts of the Shire of Kerang and Shire of Cohuna.^[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Gannawarra Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Kerang, it also has a service centre located in Cohuna. The Shire is named after a small town, that is Gannawarra, located between Cohuna and Koondrook.

The northeastern border of the shire is the Murray River. The Loddon River flows through the shire, feeding into the Murray. The is a significant source of River Red Gum timber, supplying a historic sawmill in Koondrook. is the largest inland island in the local area.^[3] It is between the Murray River and the Gunbower Creek, an anabranch of the Murray.

The western part of the shire is predominantly used for cereal grain production. The north and east have significant dairying and milk processing. Tourists are attracted to the rivers (for fishing) and also the lakes (for bird watching and water sports).

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Patchell Ward, two councillors elected to represent the Yarran Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards. The current council was elected in October 2020.^[4]

Ward		Councillor
Avoca	Independent	Charlie Gillingham
Murray	Independent	Ross Stanton
Patchell	Independent	Kelvin Burt
	Independent	Travis Collier
	Independent	Jane E. Ogden
Yarran	Independent	Garner Smith
Yarran	Independent	Keith Link

Administration and governance[]

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

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 10,547.^[1]

Population
Locality	Total
	11
	29
Bael Bael	8
Beauchamp	44
	45
	5
	14
	22
	35
Cohuna	2,428
	39
	37
	81

Population
Locality	Total
	15
	94
	56
	15
Horfield	91
	60
Kerang	3,893
	40
Koondrook	832
	80
Lake Charm	168
Lake Meran	23
Lalbert	151

Population
Locality	Total
Leitchville	558
Macorna	87
	20
	93
	89
Meatian	20
	13
	24
	32
Murrabit	201
	45
Myall	107
Mystic Park	181

Population
Locality	Total
	11
	35
	21
Quambatook	249
	26
	5
	60
Tittybong	3
Towaninny	11
Tragowel	104
	69
	35
	26

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 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order estg (Part 6) the Shire of Gannawarra". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "Gannawarra Shire Council - Murray River Region". Gannawarra Shire Council. 13 March 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
^ "Gannawarra Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°43′00″S 143°55′00″E / 35.71667°S 143.91667°E / -35.71667; 143.91667

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[ABSLGA-1] "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.

[Gazette-2] Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order estg (Part 6) the Shire of Gannawarra". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[Ref_2003-3] "Gannawarra Shire Council - Murray River Region". Gannawarra Shire Council. 13 March 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.

[4] "Gannawarra Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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