Shire of Indigo
| Shire of Indigo Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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| Population | 15,178 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.4256/km2 (19.232/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,044 km2 (789.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Bernard Gaffney | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beechworth | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Benambra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
| File:Indigo Shire logo.jpg | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Indigo | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Indigo 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 2,044 square kilometres (789 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 15,178.[1] It includes the towns of Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Rutherglen, Shire of Chiltern, Shire of Yackandandah and United Shire of Beechworth.[2]
The Shire is governed and administered by the Indigo Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Beechworth, it also has service centres located in Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah. The Shire is named after the Indigo Valley and Indigo Creek, geographical features that meander through the LGA and into the Murray River.
In 2008, Indigo was rated fifteenth of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index.[3]
Contents
Council
Current composition
As of 28 October, 2012, the council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[4]
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Unsubdivided | Don Chambers | Received most number of first-preference votes in 2012 election. Dedicated his win to his late wife.[5] Supports same-sex marriage in Australia.[6] | |
| Peter Croucher | |||
| Bernard Gaffney | Mayor (2013–14) | ||
| Roberta Horne | |||
| Barbara Murdoch | |||
| Jenny O'Connor | Member of the Australian Greens[7] | ||
| James Trenery | |||
The makeup of the Council is as follows:[8]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Unaligned | 6 | |
| Australian Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Beechworth Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Beechworth, and its service centres in Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah.
See also
References
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