Shire of Campaspe

The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,519 square kilometres (1,745 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 37,592.[1]

Shire of Campaspe
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population37,592 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.3187/km2 (21.5452/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted20 January 1995[2]
Area4,519 km2 (1,744.8 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Adrian Weston
Council seatEchuca
RegionNorthern Victoria
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal Division(s)Murray
WebsiteShire of Campaspe
LGAs around Shire of Campaspe:
Gannawarra Murray River (NSW) Moira
Loddon Shire of Campaspe City of Greater Shepparton
Greater Bendigo Strathbogie Strathbogie

It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala and Rushworth. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Echuca, Shire of Deakin, Shire of Rochester, Shire of Waranga, Town of Kyabram and part of the Shire of Rodney.[2][3]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Campaspe Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Echuca, it also has service centres located in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala. The Shire is named after the Campaspe River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

Shire offices in Echuca

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Echuca and Kyabram-Deakin wards, and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Echuca  Tony Marwood
 Robert Amos
 Christine Weller
Kyabram-Deakin  Colleen Gates
 Daniel Mackrell
 John Zobec
Rochester  Paul Jarman
Waranga  Adrian Weston
Western  Leanne Pentreath

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Echuca Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Echuca, and its service centres in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala.

Sister cities

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 37,592.[1]

Population
Locality Total
Ballendella124
Bamawm504
Bamawn Extension238
Colbinabbin304
Corop129
Diggora94
Echuca12,906
Echuca Village540
Population
Locality Total
Echuca West425
Fairy Dell80
Girgarre561
Gunbower551
Koyuga315
Kyabram7,331
Kyvalley329
Lancaster393
Population
Locality Total
Lockington808
Nanneella388
Patho108
Rochester3,113
Rushworth1,335
Stanhope828
Strathallan144
Tennyson48
Population
Locality Total
Timmering96
Toolleen182
Tongala1,926
Torrumbarry279
Waranga Shores315
Wharparilla488
Wyuna262

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". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. Local Government in Victoria. "Campaspe Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "International Friendships". Shire of Campaspe. Retrieved 15 August 2009.


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