Shire of Loddon

Shire of Loddon
Shire of Loddon; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	7,513 (2018)[1]
• Density	1.12201/km2 (2.9060/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	19 January 1995[2]
Area	6,696 km2 (2,585.3 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Cheryl McKinnon
Council seat	Wedderburn
Region	Northern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Murray Plains; Ripon; Bendigo East;
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Loddon
	LGAs around Shire of Loddon:

The Shire of Loddon is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 6,696 square kilometres (2,585 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 7,513.[1]

Loddon Shire Council offices at Wedderburn

It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Serpentine, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of East Loddon, Shire of Gordon, Shire of Korong, and parts of the Rural City of Marong, Shire of Bet Bet, Shire of Maldon and Shire of Tullaroop.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Loddon Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wedderburn, it also has a service centre located in Serpentine. The Shire is named after the Loddon River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

Council

Current composition

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

Ward		Notes
Boort	Neil Beattie
Inglewood	Colleen Condliffe
Tarnagulla	Geoff Curnow
Terrick	Cheryl McKinnon	Mayor (2017-)
Wedderburn	Gavan Holt

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the Serpentine Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wedderburn, and its service centre in Serpentine.

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 7,531.[1]

Town	Population
Arnold	47
Bears Lagoon	72
Boort	873
Borung	82
Bridgewater On Loddon	326
Dingee	206
Durham Ox	74
Eddington	96
Fentons Creek	105
Inglewood	1,058
Korong Vale	168
Laanecoorie	177
Mitiamo	117
Mysia	43
Newbridge	192
Prairie	66
Pyramid Hill	430
Rheola	56
Serpentine	192
Shelbourne	452
Tarnagulla	133
Wedderburn	663
Yando	40
Yarraberb	23

References

"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.
Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 7) the Shire of Loddon". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
Local Government in Victoria. "Loddon Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

Large gold specimen from Wychitella, Loddon Shire

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[ABSLGA-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.

[Gazette-2] Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995: Order estg (Part 7) the Shire of Loddon". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[Council-3] Local Government in Victoria. "Loddon Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.