Shire of Hindmarsh

The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,527 square kilometres (2,906 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 5,645,[1] having fallen from 5,852[3] in June 2013.

Shire of Hindmarsh
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population5,645 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.75027/km2 (1.94318/sq mi)
Established1995
Gazetted20 January 1995[2]
Area7,524 km2 (2,905.0 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Melanie Albrecht
Council seatNhill
RegionGrampians
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal division(s)Mallee
WebsiteShire of Hindmarsh
LGAs around Shire of Hindmarsh:
Mildura Mildura Mildura
West Wimmera Shire of Hindmarsh Yarriambiack
West Wimmera Horsham Horsham

It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, (which in turn was named after John Hindmarsh) located in the east of the LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and six councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[4] The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:[5]

WardParty CouncillorNotes
East   IndependentDebra NelsonMayor (2015-2017)
  Independent Wendy BywatersPosition vacant following 2020 election. By-election held December 2020.[6]
North   IndependentRon IsmayMayor (2017-2019, 2020-2021)
  IndependentBrett Ireland
West   IndependentMelanie AlbrechtMayor (2021- )
  IndependentRob GerschMayor (2019-2020)

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Nhill Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It provides customer services at its administrative center in Nhill, and its service centers in Dimboola, Jeparit, and Rainbow.


Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 5,698 down from 5,721 in the 2016 census[7]

Population
Locality20162021
Albacutya00
Antwerp6353
Big Desert^38
Broughton^14565
Crymelon^1115
Population
Locality20162021
Dimboola^1,7301,635
Gerang Gerung6965
Glenlee8771
Jeparit477476
Kaniva^803891
Population
Locality20162021
Kenmare83
Kiata6264
Little Desert55
Lorquon108
Netherby120111
Population
Locality20162021
Nhill2,1842,401
Rainbow^683672
Tarranyurk3036
Yanac6369

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

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: Order estg (Part 8) the Shire of Hindmarsh". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. Local Government in Victoria. "Hindmarsh Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "Hindmarsh Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Hindmarsh Shire Council, East Ward by-election". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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