Rural City of Horsham

The Rural City of Horsham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,267 square kilometres (1,647 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 19,875.[1] It includes the towns of Brimpaen, Dadswells Bridge, Dooen, Haven, Horsham, Laharum, Natimuk, Noradjuha and Pimpinio. It was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of the City of Horsham, most of the Shire of Wimmera and Shire of Arapiles, and part of the Shire of Kowree.[2]

Rural City of Horsham
Victoria
Municipal offices in Horsham
Location in Victoria
Population19,875 (2018)[1]
 • Density4.6578/km2 (12.0637/sq mi)
Established1995
Gazetted20 January 1995[2]
Area4,267 km2 (1,647.5 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Mark Radford
Council seatHorsham
RegionWestern Victoria / Wimmera
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal Division(s)Mallee
WebsiteRural City of Horsham
LGAs around Rural City of Horsham:
Hindmarsh Hindmarsh Yarriambiack
West Wimmera Rural City of Horsham Northern Grampians
Southern Grampians Southern Grampians Northern Grampians

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Horsham Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Horsham. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north-east of the LGA, that is Horsham, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 16,514.[3]

The city was winner of Australia's tidiest town in 2001. There is a shopping precinct that offers coffee shops and restaurants. Horsham is the capital of the region and hosts events from sport to cultural interests. The Horsham golf course is known as country Victoria's best, as awarded from the pro-am circuit. The region is the site of lakes and a Wimmera River system and in normal seasons is popular with fishing, boating, swimming and water enthusiasts.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided  Cr Josh Koenig
 Cr Pamela ClarkeMayor (2016–17)
 Cr Les Power
 Cr David Grimble[5]Mayor (2013–14)
 Cr Mark Radford
 Cr John Robinson
 Cr Alethea SedgmanOlympian

Administration and governance

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

See also

References
  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.
  2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995: Order estg (Part 9) the Rural City of Horsham". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  4. Local Government in Victoria. "Horsham Rural City Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "Wimmera councillors to disclose political affiliations under new State Government recommendations", Matt Coughlan, The Wimmera Mail Times, 10 September 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.