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{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = lga
| name     = Shire of Strathbogie
| state    = vic
| image    = Australia Victoria Strathbogie Shire.svg
| image2   = EuroaShireofStrathbogie.JPG
| caption  = Location in Victoria
| caption2 = Council Offices in Euroa
| pop      = 11,455
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA26430|name=Strathbogie (Local Government Area)|accessdate=19 November 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
| area     = 3303
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| est      = 1994
| gazetted = 18 November 1994<ref name=Gazette>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=4&state=V&classNum=S87 |title=S87&nbsp;of&nbsp;1994: Order estg (Part 8) the Shire of Strathbogie |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=18 November 1994 |page=4 |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>
| mayor    = Claire Ewart-Kennedy
| seat     = [[Euroa, Victoria|Euroa]]
| region   = [[Hume (region)|Hume]]
| logo     = Strathbogie Shire Logo.png
| url      = http://www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Euroa|Euroa]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Indi|Indi]]
| fedgov2  = [[Division of Nicholls|Nicholls]]
| near-nw  = [[Shire of Campaspe|Campaspe]]
| near-n   = [[City of Greater Shepparton|Greater Shepparton]]
| near-ne  = [[Rural City of Benalla|Benalla]]
| near-w   = [[City of Greater Bendigo|Greater Bendigo]]
| near-e   = [[Rural City of Benalla|Benalla]]
| near-sw  = [[Shire of Mitchell|Mitchell]]
| near-s   = [[Shire of Mitchell|Mitchell]]
| near-se  = [[Shire of Murrindindi|Murrindindi]]
}}
The '''Shire of Strathbogie''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in the [[Hume (region)|Hume]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|3303|km2|mi2}} and in August 2021 had a population of 11,455.<ref name=ABSLGA/>

It includes the towns of [[Avenel, Victoria|Avenel]], [[Euroa, Victoria|Euroa]], [[Longwood, Victoria|Longwood]], [[Nagambie, Victoria|Nagambie]], [[Strathbogie, Victoria|Strathbogie]] and [[Violet Town, Victoria|Violet Town]]. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of parts of the [[Shire of Euroa]], [[Shire of Goulburn]], [[Shire of Violet Town]], [[Shire of McIvor]] and [[Rural City of Seymour]].<ref name=Gazette />

The Shire is governed and administered by the '''Strathbogie Shire Council'''; its [[seat of local government]] and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Euroa, it also has service centres located in Nagambie and Violet Town. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the [[Strathbogie Ranges]], which is located in the south-east of the LGA.

The Shire is about {{convert|150|km|mi|-1}} from [[Melbourne]] and bordered to the east by the  Strathbogie Ranges and to the west by the Nagambie Lakes district. It is also known for its sheep production, horse studs (earning the title "The Horse Capital of Victoria"), wineries (Mitchelton, [[Tahbilk]], Fowles Wines), [[olive]]s and [[alpaca]]s. Tourism is a growing industry in the area, with many B&Bs, hotels and restaurants.

==Council==
===Current composition===
The council is composed of seven councillors with unsubdivded wards. Prior 2024 the council had seven councillors with two councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Seven Creeks and Lake Nagambie wards, and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.<ref name=Council>{{cite web |url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/find-your-local-council/srathbogie |title=Strathbogie Shire Council |author=Local Government in Victoria |website=Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure |publisher=State Government of Victoria |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Notes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/council/about-council/councillors|title = Councillors - Strathbogie Shire Council| date=12 December 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" | Unsubdivided
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Scott Jeffery|| Deputy Mayor
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Fiona Stevens ||
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Claire Ewart-Kennedy || Mayor
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Vicki Halsall ||
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Laura Binks ||
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Gregory Carlson ||
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;|| Clark Holloway ||
|}

===Administration and governance===
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Euroa Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Euroa, and its service centres in Nagambie and Violet Town.

==Townships and localities==
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 11,455, up from 10,274 in the 2016 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{{columns-start|num=4}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;  font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Arcadia South}} || 75 || 95
|-
| {{VICcity|Avenel}}^ || 1,048 || 1,112
|-
| {{VICcity|Baddaginnie}}^ || 338 || 347
|-
| {{VICcity|Bailieston}} || 109 || 120
|-
| {{VICcity|Balmattum}} || 110 || 135
|-
| {{VICcity|Boho}} || 68 || 88
|-
| {{VICcity|Boho South}}^ || 77 || 93
|-
| {{VICcity|Creek Junction}}^ || 16 || 34
|-
| {{VICcity|Creightons Creek}} || 138 || 162
|-
| {{VICcity|Earlston}} || 79 || 82
|-
| {{VICcity|Euroa}} || 3,275 || 3,508
|-
| {{VICcity|Gooram}}^ || 148 || 141
|}
{{Column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;  font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| Goulburn Weir^ || 82 || 90
|-
| {{VICcity|Graytown}} || 58 || 60
|-
| {{VICcity|Kelvin View}} || 64 || 76
|-
| {{VICcity|Kirwans Bridge}} || 136 || 134
|-
| {{VICcity|Kithbrook}} || 47 || 67
|-
| {{VICcity|Koonda}} || 15 || 26
|-
| {{VICcity|Locksley}} || 110 || 131
|-
| {{VICcity|Longwood}} || 240 || 263
|-
| {{VICcity|Longwood East}} || 95 || 131
|-
| {{VICcity|Mangalore}}^ || 182 || 183
|-
| {{VICcity|Marraweeney}} || 52 || 77
|}
{{column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;  font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Miepoll}} || 211 || 223
|-
| {{VICcity|Mitchellstown}} || 57 || 71
|-
| {{VICcity|Moglonemby}} || 27 || 28
|-
| {{VICcity|Molka}} || 38 || 34
|-
| {{VICcity|Moorilim}}^ || 25 || 25
|-
| {{VICcity|Moormbool West}} || 32 || 43
|-
| {{VICcity|Nagambie}} || 1,886 || 2,254
|-
| {{VICcity|Nalinga}}^ || 25 || 22
|-
| {{VICcity|Pranjip}} || 18 || 28
|-
| {{VICcity|Riggs Creek}} || 30 || 31
|-
| {{VICcity|Ruffy}}^ || 112 || 164
|}
{{column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;  font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background:  font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Sheans Creek}} || 33 || 38
|-
| {{VICcity|Strathbogie}} || 304 || 351
|-
| {{VICcity|Tabilk}} || 131 || 160
|-
| {{VICcity|Tamleugh}} || 51 || 54
|-
| {{VICcity|Tarcombe}}^ || 42 || 32
|-
| {{VICcity|Upotipotpon}} || 57 || 56
|-
| {{VICcity|Upton Hill}} || 23 || 29
|-
| {{VICcity|Violet Town}}^ || 874 || 936
|-
| {{VICcity|Wahring}} || 85 || 88
|-
| {{VICcity|Whroo}}^ || 42 || 45
|-
| {{VICcity|Wirrate}} || 3 || 3
|}
{{columns-end}}
'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''

==See also==
* [[List of localities (Victoria)]]
* [[List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Strathbogie]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/ Strathbogie Shire Council official website]
*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/116 Metlink local public transport map]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060620024223/http://www.strathbogietourism.com/ Strathbogie Ranges Tourism]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051124063239/http://www.euroa-gazette.com.au/ The Euroa Gazette]
* {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}

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