Shire of Northern Grampians

Shire of Northern Grampians
Victoria
Shire of Northern Grampians; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	11,431 (2018)
• Density	1.9949/km2 (5.167/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995
Area	5,730 km2 (2,212.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Kevin Erwin
Council seat	Stawell
Region	Western Victoria
State electorate(s)	Ripon; Lowan;
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Northern Grampians
	LGAs around Shire of Northern Grampians:

The Shire of Northern Grampians is a local government area in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 5,730 square kilometres (2,210 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 11,431,^[1] having fallen from 12,087^[3] in 2008. It includes the towns of Stawell, St Arnaud, Great Western, Marnoo, Glenorchy, Stuart Mill, Navarre and the tourist town of Halls Gap. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Stawell, Town of St Arnaud, Shire of Stawell, Shire of Kara Kara and parts of the Shire of Wimmera, Shire of Dunmunkle and Shire of Donald.^[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Northern Grampians Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Stawell, it also has a service centre located in St Arnaud. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, The Grampians, and that the northern part of this feature occupies the southern part of the LGA.

The local economy is based on a diverse range of industries including agriculture, tourism, wine production, gold mining, brick manufacturing and meat production.

Stawell Town Hall complex, a seat of local government for the Northern Grampians Shire Council

Council[]

Current composition[]

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

Ward		Notes
Central	Kevin Erwin
Kara Kara	Merrilee Reid
Kara Kara	Tony Driscoll	Mayor (2016–18)
South West	Paul Russell
Stawell	Murray Emerson
	Karen Hyslop
	Wayne Rice

Administration and governance[]

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Stawell Town Hall Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Stawell, and its service centre in St Arnaud.

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 11,413.^[1]

Town	Population
Dadswell Bridge	71
Glenorchy	125
Great Western	400
Halls Gap	430
Marnoo	122
Navarre	98
St Arnaud	2,193
Stawell	6,032
Stuart Mill	79

Traditional owners[]

The traditional owners of the Northern Grampians are the Djab Wurrung, Jardwadjali and Dja Dja Wurrung.^[5]

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 11) the Shire of Northern Grampians". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "People: Population: ERP: 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. "Northern Grampians Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ [Arts-and-Culture-Strategy-2020-24.pdf "Arts-and-Culture-Strategy-2020-24"] Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 36°39′00″S 143°01′00″E / 36.65000°S 143.01667°E / -36.65000; 143.01667

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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 11) the Shire of Northern Grampians". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[ABSStatLGAERP2018-3] "People: Population: ERP: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

[Council-4] Local Government in Victoria. "Northern Grampians Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[5] [Arts-and-Culture-Strategy-2020-24.pdf "Arts-and-Culture-Strategy-2020-24"] Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2021.

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