Shire of Buloke

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The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and, in August 2021, had a population of 6,201.[2] It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Buloke Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Wycheproof, it also has service centres located in Birchip, Charlton, Donald and Sea Lake. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region, Lake Buloke, which is located in the south of the LGA; the name also comes from the "buloke" or "bulloak" tree Allocasuarina luehmannii, which is common in the region.[3]

Within the Shire, agriculture, particularly grain production, is the predominant source of income and employment.[3]

History

The Shire of Buloke was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip, Shire of Charlton, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.[4]

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Buloke Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.

Council

Current composition

The Council is composed of three wards and six Councillors, with two Councillors elected to represent each of the wards.[5]

Ward Councillor Notes
Lower Avoca Template:Australian party style|  Bruce Stafford
Template:Australian party style|  Stephen Barratt
Mallee Template:Australian party style|  Bernadette Hogan
Template:Australian party style|  Alan Getley Mayor 2024-25
Mount Jeffcott Template:Australian party style|  Graeme Milne Deputy Mayor 2024-25
Template:Australian party style|  Charmaine Delaney

Administration and governance

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

Election results

2024

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2020

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Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 6,178, down from 6,201 in the 2016 census.[6]

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Population
Locality 2016 2021
Template:VICcity 10 19
Template:VICcity 25 22
Template:VICcity 18 22
Template:VICcity 184 180
Template:VICcity 9 11
Template:VICcity 702 694
Template:VICcity 3 9
Template:VICcity 8 19
Template:VICcity^ 51 52
Template:VICcity 21 18
Template:VICcity 18 18
Template:VICcity 1,050 1,095
Template:VICcity 8 8
Template:VICcity 3 0
Template:VICcity^ 31 30
Template:VICcity^ 58 42
Template:VICcity 23 33
Template:VICcity 22 10
Template:VICcity 101 86
Template:VICcity 26 20
Template:VICcity 1,498 1,472
Template:VICcity 9 13
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Population
Locality 2016 2021
Template:VICcity 24 18
Template:VICcity 12 23
Template:VICcity 6 7
Template:VICcity^ 13 14
Template:VICcity * #
Template:VICcity 34 34
Template:VICcity 9 18
Template:VICcity 14 6
Template:VICcity 18 17
Template:VICcity 28 28
Template:VICcity 20 15
Template:VICcity 32 26
Template:VICcity^ * 4
Template:VICcity 11 6
Template:VICcity 15 14
Template:VICcity^ 21 21
Template:VICcity 0 0
Template:VICcity^ 19 16
Template:VICcity 51 36
Template:VICcity 0 6
Template:VICcity 10 23
Template:VICcity 9 10
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Population
Locality 2016 2021
Template:VICcity 10 17
Template:VICcity 39 30
Template:VICcity 23 24
Template:VICcity 46 50
Template:VICcity 14 9
Template:VICcity^ 22 19
Template:VICcity 93 92
Template:VICcity 24 17
Template:VICcity 8 6
Template:VICcity 24 28
Template:VICcity 3 3
Template:VICcity^ 3 9
Template:VICcity 640 619
Springfield 3 9
Template:VICcity 4 11
Template:VICcity 3 3
Template:VICcity 17 23
Template:VICcity 15 12
Template:VICcity^ 22 20
Template:VICcity 10 4
Template:VICcity^ 3 3
Template:VICcity^ 11 4
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Population
Locality 2016 2021
Template:VICcity 0 0
Template:VICcity 3 7
Template:VICcity 3 4
Template:VICcity^ 13 16
Template:VICcity 11 9
Template:VICcity 5 11
Template:VICcity 16 31
Template:VICcity 4 13
Template:VICcity 114 124
Template:VICcity^ 18 29
Template:VICcity 41 43
Template:VICcity 30 25
Template:VICcity^ 49 28
Template:VICcity 35 35
Template:VICcity 20 26
Template:VICcity^ 11 12
Template:VICcity 635 610
Template:VICcity 12 6
Template:VICcity 0 5
Template:VICcity 31 34
Template:VICcity^ 16 11

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

Traditional owners

The traditional owners of this area are the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk and Dja Dja Wurrung.

See also

References

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