Shire of Mansfield

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Mansfield Shire
Victoria
Australia Victoria Mansfield Shire.svg
Location in Victoria
Population8,979 (2018)[1]
 • Density2.3358/km2 (6.0498/sq mi)
Established2002
Gazetted17 October 2002[2]
Area3,844 km2 (1,484.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Ray Robinson
Council seatMansfield
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal Division(s)Indi
Mansfield Shire Logo.gif
WebsiteMansfield Shire
LGAs around Mansfield Shire:
Strathbogie Benalla Wangaratta
Murrindindi Mansfield Shire Wellington
Yarra Ranges Baw Baw Wellington

The Mansfield 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 3,844 square kilometres (1,484 sq mi) and in June 2018, had a population of 8,979.[1]

It includes the towns of Mansfield, Maindample, Mount Buller, Bonnie Doon, Jamieson, Kevington, Merrijig, Tolmie and Woods Point. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Delatite into the current shire and the Rural City of Benalla.[2]

The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.[3]

The shire is governed and administered by the Mansfield Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.[4]

The shire is bordered by the Rural City of Benalla, the Shire of Baw Baw, the Shire of Murrindindi, the Shire of Yarra Ranges, the Shire of Strathbogie and the Shire of Wellington. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire; the areas around Mount Buller and Mount Stirling.

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of four wards and five councillors, with two councillors elected to represent the Mansfield Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[5]

Ward Councillor Notes
Bonnie Doon   Paul Sladdin
Jamieson   Harry Westendorp Mayor
Mansfield   Paul Volkering
  Peter Olver Deputy Mayor
Tolmie   Marg Attley

[6]

Administration and governance[]

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

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 8,979.[1]

Town Population
Ancona 84
132
228
Bonnie Doon 570
143
97
15
0
Gaffneys Creek 10
261
70
110
56
0
Jamieson 301
59
Kevington 43
0
7
91
Maindample 212
Mansfield 4,787
Matlock 0
Merrijig 549
Merton 190
Mount Buller 243
43
58
88
Tolmie 447
36
Woods Point 37

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Jump up to: a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search (17 October 2002). "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria. pp. 85–97. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Chen, Peter. "'They are not like us'". University of Melbourne. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Mansfield (SS) – SSC20844". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Mansfield Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/aboutcouncil/councillorsandstaff.aspx

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°03′00″S 146°05′00″E / 37.05000°S 146.08333°E / -37.05000; 146.08333

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