Shire of Hindmarsh

Shire of Hindmarsh
Victoria
Shire of Hindmarsh; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	5,645 (2018)
• Density	0.75027/km2 (1.94318/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995
Area	7,524 km2 (2,905.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Ron Ismay
Council seat	Nhill
Region	Western Victoria
State electorate(s)	Lowan
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Hindmarsh
	LGAs around Shire of Hindmarsh:

The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,527 square kilometres (2,906 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 5,645,^[1] having fallen from 5,852^[3] in June 2013.

It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.^[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, which is located in the east of the LGA.

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of three wards and six councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.^[4] The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:^[5]

Ward		Councillor	Notes
East	Independent	Debra Nelson
East	Independent	Wendy Bywaters	Position vacant following 2020 election. By-election held December 2020.^[6]
North	Independent	Ron Ismay	Mayor (2017- )
North	Independent	Brett Ireland
West	Independent	Melanie Albrecht
West	Independent	Rob Gersch

Administration and governance[]

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Nhill Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It provides customer services at its administrative center in Nhill, and its service centers in Dimboola, Jeparit, and Rainbow.

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 5,645.^[1]

Town	Population
Antwerp	63
Dimboola	1,424
Gerang Gerung	69
Jeparit	342
Kiata	62
Lorquon	10
Netherby	120
Nhill	1,749
Rainbow	683
Tarranyurk	30

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 8) the Shire of Hindmarsh". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ Local Government in Victoria. "Hindmarsh Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "Hindmarsh Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Hindmarsh Shire Council, East Ward by-election". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2021.