Shire of Towong

The Shire of Towong is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 6,675 square kilometres (2,577 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 6,054.[1]

Shire of Towong
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,054 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.90697/km2 (2.3490/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area6,675 km2 (2,577.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorAndrew Whitehead
Council seatTallangatta
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteShire of Towong
LGAs around Shire of Towong:
Wodonga Greater Hume (NSW) Snowy Valleys (NSW)
Indigo Shire of Towong Snowy Valleys (NSW)
Alpine East Gippsland Snowy Valleys (NSW)

It includes the towns of Corryong, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Tallangatta and Shire of Upper Murray.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Towong Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta, it also has a service centre located in Corryong. The Shire is named after an earlier shire, the Shire of Towong (1874–1920), which occupied the same region as the current LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[3]

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided  David WortmannMayor
 Aaron Scales
 Jennifer Star
 Peter Tolsher
 Andrew Whitehead

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Tallangatta Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Tallangatta, and its service centre in Corryong.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 6,223 up from 5,985 in the 2016 census[4]

Population
Locality20162021
Bellbridge370393
Berringama3735
Bethanga471485
Biggara4961
Bullioh7563
Bungil110
Burrowye4324
Colac Colac5161
Corryong1,3481,352
Cudgewa261254
Population
Locality20162021
Dartmouth104130
Eskdale242238
Georges Creek6275
Granya9988
Guys Forest1820
Jarvis Creek4346
Koetong2026
Lucyvale2825
Mitta Mitta171171
Population
Locality20162021
Mount Alfred2639
Nariel Valley^9087
Old Tallangatta3545
Pine Mountain3432
Shelley75
Talgarno219245
Tallandoon7992
Tallangatta1,0821,175
Tallangatta East5639
Population
Locality20162021
Tallangatta South139142
Tallangatta Valley202194
Thologolong1122
Thowgla Valley8270
Tintaldra6066
Tom Groggin07
Towong132143
Towong Upper3437
Walwa177191

^ - 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). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 2) the Shire of Towong". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Local Government in Victoria. "Towong Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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