Shire of Central Goldfields

Shire of Central Goldfields
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 12,496 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 8.1460/km2 (21.098/sq mi)
Established 1995
Gazetted 19 January 1995[2]
Area 1,534 km2 (592.3 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Barry Rinaldi
Council seat Maryborough
Region Northern Victoria
State electorate(s) Ripon
Federal Division(s) Wannon
Website Shire of Central Goldfields
LGAs around Shire of Central Goldfields:
Northern Grampians Loddon Loddon
Pyrenees Shire of Central Goldfields Mount Alexander
Pyrenees Hepburn Macedon Ranges

Central Goldfields Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,534 square kilometres (592 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 12,496.[1] It includes the towns of Bealiba, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Maryborough and Talbot. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Maryborough, most of the Shire of Tullaroop, and parts of the Shire of Bet Bet and Shire of Talbot and Clunes.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Central Goldfields Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Maryborough, it also has a service centre located in Talbot. The Shire is named after the region having historically been a major goldfields region in central Victoria.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the Maryborough Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[3]

WardCouncillorNotes
Flynn   Bob Henderson
Maryborough   Geoff Lovett
  Wendy McIvor
  Paula Nixon
  Barry Rinaldi Mayor (2013–14)
Paddys Ranges   John Van Beveren
Tullaroop   Helen Broad[4]

Administration and governance

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

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. 1 2 Census QuickStats (2011). "Central Goldfields (S) – LGA21670". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 10 January 2014. |article= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Central Goldfields Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.centralgoldfields.com.au/?id=21010100DBA5BAAD1EC7B417CA2577BA000497E7

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Central Goldfields.

Coordinates: 37°03′00″S 143°44′00″E / 37.05000°S 143.73333°E / -37.05000; 143.73333


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