City of Greater Bendigo

The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 116,045.[1] It includes the city of Bendigo and the towns of Axedale, Elmore, Heathcote, Marong, Raywood and Strathfieldsaye. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former City of Bendigo with the Borough of Eaglehawk, Shire of Strathfieldsaye, Shire of Huntly, Rural City of Marong and parts of the Shire of McIvor.[2] It is the state’s third largest economy base and is considered a service and infrastructure centre for north central Victoria. The city is surrounded by 40,000 hectares of regional, state and national parkland.[3]

City of Greater Bendigo
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population116,045 (2018)[1]
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted7 April 1994[2]
Area3,000 km2 (1,158.3 sq mi)[1]
MayorJennifer Alden
Council seatBendigo
RegionNorthern Victoria
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Bendigo
WebsiteCity of Greater Bendigo
LGAs around City of Greater Bendigo:
Loddon Campaspe Campaspe
Loddon City of Greater Bendigo Strathbogie
Mount Alexander Mount Alexander Mitchell
Bendigo Town Hall

The city is governed and administered by the Greater Bendigo City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bendigo, it also has service centres located in Heathcote, Huntly, Marong and a couple of other locations within Bendigo. The city is named after the main urban settlement lying in the centre-west of the LGA, that is Bendigo, which is also the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 99,122.[4]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[5] The most recent election was held in October 2016. The current council, elected in 2020, in order of election by ward, is:[6]

Ward Party Councillor Notes
Eppalock   Independent Margaret O'Rouke
  Independent Gregory Penna
  Liberal Matthew Evans
Lockwood   Independent Rod Fyffe
  Independent Jennifer Alden
  Independent Vaughan Williams
Whipstick   Independent Andrea Metcalf
  Independent David Fagg
  Labor Julie Sloan

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bendigo Town Hall Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre on Lyttleton Terrace in Bendigo and its service centres in Heathcote, Huntly and Marong and also on Hopetoun Street and St Andrews Avenue in Bendigo.

The Bendigo Town Hall was built in stages starting in 1859 and an extension was built between 1883 and 1885. An architectural masterpiece, the town hall has been restored to its Victorian glory and has become a tourist hotspot.[7]

See also
  • List of localities (Victoria)

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. "Order Constituting the Greater Bendigo City Council ..." Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria (S12): 1–5. 7 April 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "About Greater Bendigo". City of Greater Bendigo.
  4. "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.
  5. Local Government in Victoria. "Greater Bendigo City Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. "Greater Bendigo City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Bendigo Town Hall brochure". City of Greater Bendigo.

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