Shire of Mount Alexander

Shire of Mount Alexander
Victoria
Shire of Mount Alexander; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	19,514 (2018)
• Density	12.75/km2 (33.03/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	19 January 1995
Area	1,530 km2 (590.7 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Bronwen Machin
Council seat	Castlemaine
Region	Northern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Bendigo West
Federal Division(s)	Bendigo
Website	Shire of Mount Alexander
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The Shire of Mount Alexander is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,530 square kilometres (590 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 19,514.^[1] It includes the towns of Castlemaine, Chewton, Elphinstone, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Vaughan, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Castlemaine, Shire of Newstead, and most of the Shire of Maldon and Shire of Metcalfe.^[2] The traditional owners of the land are Dja Dja Wurrung.^[3]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine, it also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after the first European settlers name for the Castlemaine region and goldfields.

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Castlemaine Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.^[4]

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Calder		Tony Cordy
Castlemaine		Rosie Annear
		Bill Maltby
		Gary McClure
Coliban		Christine Henderson
Loddon		Matthew Driscoll
Tarrengower		Stephen Gardner

Administration and governance[]

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

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 19,514.^[1]

Town	Population
Barfold	88
Baringhup	205
Barkers Creek	457
Campbells Creek	1,786
Castlemaine	6,757
Chewton	1,313
Drummond North	187
Elphinstone	555
Faraday	158
Fryerstown	228
Guildford	333
Harcourt	943
	951
Maldon	1,513
Metcalfe	185
Moolort	32
Muckleford	405
Newstead	572
Sandon	81
Sutton Grange	132
Taradale	448
Vaughan	64
Yapeen	213

References[]

^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 10) the Shire of Mount Alexander". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ Council, corporateName=Mount Alexander Shire. "Mount Alexander Shire Council - Our shire". Mount Alexander Shire Council. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ Local Government in Victoria. "Mount Alexander Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.