Shire of Strathbogie
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The Shire of Strathbogie is a
It includes the towns of
The Shire is governed and administered by the Strathbogie Shire Council; its
The Shire is about 150 kilometres (90 mi) from Melbourne and bordered to the east by the Strathbogie Ranges and to the west by the Nagambie Lakes district. It is also known for its sheep production, horse studs (earning the title "The Horse Capital of Victoria"), wineries (Mitchelton, Tahbilk, Fowles Wines), olives and alpacas. Tourism is a growing industry in the area, with many B&Bs, hotels and restaurants.
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Seven Creeks and Lake Nagambie wards, and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[3]
Ward | Councillor | Notes[4] | |
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Honeysuckle Creek | Chris Raeburn | ||
Hughes Creek | Paul Murray | Deputy Mayor | |
Lake Nagambie | Robin Weatherald | ||
Reg Dickinson | |||
Mount Wombat | Laura Binks | Mayor | |
Seven Creeks | Sally Hayes-Burke | ||
Kristy Hourigan |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Euroa Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Euroa, and its service centres in Nagambie and Violet Town.
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 11,455, up from 10,274 in the 2016 census.[5]
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Arcadia South | 75 | 95 |
Avenel^ | 1,048 | 1,112 |
Baddaginnie^ | 338 | 347 |
Bailieston | 109 | 120 |
Balmattum | 110 | 135 |
Boho | 68 | 88 |
Boho South^ | 77 | 93 |
Creek Junction^ | 16 | 34 |
Creightons Creek | 138 | 162 |
Earlston | 79 | 82 |
Euroa |
3,275 | 3,508 |
Gooram^ | 148 | 141 |
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Goulburn Weir^ | 82 | 90 |
Graytown | 58 | 60 |
Kelvin View | 64 | 76 |
Kirwans Bridge | 136 | 134 |
Kithbrook | 47 | 67 |
Koonda | 15 | 26 |
Locksley | 110 | 131 |
Longwood | 240 | 263 |
Longwood East | 95 | 131 |
Mangalore^ | 182 | 183 |
Marraweeney | 52 | 77 |
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Miepoll |
211 | 223 |
Mitchellstown |
57 | 71 |
Moglonemby | 27 | 28 |
Molka | 38 | 34 |
Moorilim^ | 25 | 25 |
Moormbool West | 32 | 43 |
Nagambie |
1,886 | 2,254 |
Nalinga^ | 25 | 22 |
Pranjip | 18 | 28 |
Riggs Creek | 30 | 31 |
Ruffy^ | 112 | 164 |
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Sheans Creek | 33 | 38 |
Strathbogie | 304 | 351 |
Tabilk |
131 | 160 |
Tamleugh | 51 | 54 |
Tarcombe^ | 42 | 32 |
Upotipotpon | 57 | 56 |
Upton Hill | 23 | 29 |
Violet Town^ | 874 | 936 |
Wahring | 85 | 88 |
Whroo ^ |
42 | 45 |
Wirrate | 3 | 3 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
See also
- List of localities (Victoria)
- List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Strathbogie
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Strathbogie (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 8) the Shire of Strathbogie". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Strathbogie Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Councillors - Strathbogie Shire Council". 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.