Golden Plains Shire

The Golden Plains Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,703 square kilometres (1,044 sq mi) and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120.[1] It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Dereel, Gheringhap, Lethbridge, Linton, Berringa, Teesdale, Rokewood and Meredith.

Golden Plains Shire
Victoria
Typical scenery of the Golden Plains Shire.
Population23,120 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.553/km2 (22.153/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted6 May 1994[2]
Area2,703 km2 (1,043.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Gavin Gamble[3]
Council seatBannockburn
RegionGrampians
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteGolden Plains Shire
LGAs around Golden Plains Shire:
Pyrenees Ballarat Moorabool
Corangamite Golden Plains Shire Greater Geelong
Corangamite Colac Otway Surf Coast

The Shire was formed on 6 May 1994 by the amalgamation of the Shire of Bannockburn (the part remaining after part of it was amalgamated with several other councils to form the new City of Greater Geelong in May 1993), Shire of Leigh, part of the Shire of Grenville and part of the Shire of Buninyong. Upon its creation, it was known as the Southern Rural Shire, intended to exist temporarily until the Local Government Board drew up final council boundaries for the Ballarat region.[4] However, a few months later it was decided to make the municipality permanent, and it was renamed to its current name on 1 October 1994.[2][5]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Golden Plains Shire Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, and it also has a service centre located in Smythesdale.[6]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2022 election, are:[7]

WardParty Councillor
Unsubdivided   IndependentBrett Cunningham
  IndependentOwen Sharkey
  IndependentIan Getsom
  IndependentHelena Kirby
  GreensGavin Gamble
  IndependentClayton Whitfield
  IndependentLes Rowe

Administration and governance

The council meets on alternate months in the council chamber at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities, and at the Linton Shire Hall.[8] It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bannockburn, and its service centre in Smythesdale.

Climate
Climate data for She Oaks (She Oaks 1991–2020, records 1990–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.7
(110.7)		 45.2
(113.4)		 39.3
(102.7)		 33.4
(92.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.2
(73.8)		 28.4
(83.1)		 35.2
(95.4)		 39.1
(102.4)		 42.0
(107.6)		 45.2
(113.4)
Average high °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 19.3
(66.7)		 15.6
(60.1)		 12.9
(55.2)		 12.3
(54.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.5
(59.9)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.8
(74.8)		 18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 17.2
(63.0)		 14.1
(57.4)		 11.5
(52.7)		 9.2
(48.6)		 8.7
(47.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 10.9
(51.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 17.2
(63.0)		 13.7
(56.7)
Average low °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 11.2
(52.2)		 8.8
(47.8)		 7.3
(45.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 5.1
(41.2)		 5.3
(41.5)		 6.2
(43.2)		 7.3
(45.1)		 9.1
(48.4)		 10.5
(50.9)		 8.5
(47.3)
Record low °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)		 2.9
(37.2)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −4.2
(24.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.3
(1.35)		 39.9
(1.57)		 24.6
(0.97)		 38.8
(1.53)		 38.3
(1.51)		 41.8
(1.65)		 40.8
(1.61)		 43.8
(1.72)		 48.2
(1.90)		 51.9
(2.04)		 59.5
(2.34)		 30.6
(1.20)		 493.6
(19.43)
Average rainy days 7.4 7.5 8.3 11.1 14.8 15.7 17.5 17.0 15.7 13.1 10.3 8.5 146.9
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 47 48 49 54 66 72 70 65 63 58 56 48 58
Source: [9]

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 24,985 up from 21,688 in the 2016 census[10]

Population
Locality20162021
Anakie^690734
Bamganie3744
Bannockburn5,2836,470
Barunah Park2733
Batesford^9521,141
Berringa167194
Berrybank^4037
Cambrian Hill251292
Campbelltown^5551
Cape Clear125148
Corindhap132131
Cressy^175176
Dereel533664
Durdidwarrah912
Durham Lead^392408
Enfield538574
Population
Locality20162021
Garibaldi123131
Gheringhap155132
Glengower^1315
Grenville^99113
Haddon1,1941,276
Happy Valley8587
Hesse1914
Illabarook3241
Inverleigh^1,4741,746
Lethbridge1,0141,181
Linton^580635
Mannibadar8065
Maude223211
Meredith^788821
Morrisons^128118
Population
Locality20162021
Mount Bute^5861
Mount Cameron^915
Mount Mercer6994
Murgheboluc131132
Napoleons553555
Newtown122189
Nintingbool173168
Piggoreet3717
Pitfield4814
Pittong^1512
Rokewood217208
Rokewood Junction3234
Ross Creek1,1531,221
Russells Bridge6770
Scarsdale744855
Population
Locality20162021
She Oaks107126
Shelford253263
Smythes Creek^1,4671,762
Smythesdale^1,0321,189
Springdallah2635
Staffordshire Reef4563
Steiglitz5361
Stonehaven8179
Stony Creek60
Sutherlands Creek108129
Teesdale1,7212,308
Wallinduc3742
Werneth^6066
Willowvale710
Wingeel^2326

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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). "Order establishing (Part 3) the Southern Rural Shire". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 6 May 1994). p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "My Councillors | Golden Plains Shire Council".
  4. "Golden Plains Shire 20th Annual Report" (PDF). Golden Plains Shire. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Order to provide transitional arrangements for the Golden Plains Shire Council in respect of its proposed budget for the 1995–1996 financial year". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 24 August 1995). p. 1. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. "Contact Us | Golden Plains Shire Council". www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. "Golden Plains Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. "Meetings, minutes and agenda | Golden Plains Shire Council". www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  10. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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