Shire of Mitchell

The Shire of Mitchell is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of 2,862 square kilometres (1,105 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 44,299.[1] It includes the towns of Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour, Tallarook, Pyalong and Wallan. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Pyalong, the Shire of Kilmore, most of the Shire of Broadford, and parts of the Shire of McIvor and Rural City of Seymour.[2]

This article is about the local government area in Victoria, Australia. For the former local government area in New South Wales, Australia, see Mitchell Shire (New South Wales).
Shire of Mitchell
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population44,299 (2018)[1]
 • Density15.4783/km2 (40.089/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area2,862 km2 (1,105.0 sq mi)[1]
MayorDavid Lowe
Council seatBroadford
RegionHume
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
WebsiteShire of Mitchell
LGAs around Shire of Mitchell:
Mount Alexander Greater Bendigo Strathbogie
Macedon Ranges Shire of Mitchell Murrindindi
Hume Whittlesea Nillumbik

The Shire is governed and administered by the Mitchell Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Broadford, it also has service centres located in Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan. The Shire is named after an early British surveyor and explorer, Major Thomas Mitchell, who explored the south-eastern part of Australia, and whose return route for his third expedition passed through the present-day LGA.

It is one of the fastest growing regional municipalities in Victoria.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[3]

WardCouncillorNotes
Central  David Atkinson
 Annie Goble
 Bob Humm
North  Bill Chisholm
 Rhonda Sanderson
 Fiona Stevens
South  Bob Cornish
 Bob Eldridge
 David LoweMayor

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Broadford Civic Centre, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Broadford, and its service centres in Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan.

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

[4]

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). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 10) the Shire of Mitchell". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Local Government in Victoria. "Mitchell Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. Mayor change. David Lowe. https://www.mitchellshire.vic.gov.au/about-council/meet-our-mayor-and-councillors


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