Mount Alexander Shire
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The Mount Alexander Shire (officially Shire of Mount Alexander) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and, in August 2021, had a population of 20,253.[2] It includes the of Castlemaine, Chewton, Elphinstone, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. The traditional owners of the land are the Dja Dja Wurrung.[3]
The Shire is governed and administered by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine. It also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after Mount Alexander, north-east of Castlemaine, the name of which was historically applied to the broader Castlemaine region and goldfields.
History
An earlier "Shire of Mount Alexander", centred around Guildford, existed from 1871 until 1915, when it was absorbed into the Shire of Newstead.[4][5]
The modern Shire was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Castlemaine, Shire of Newstead, Shire of Metcalfe (less the Redesdale district) and Shire of Maldon (less the area around Eddington township).[6]
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of eight single member-wards.[7]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkers Creek | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Rosie Annear | Mayor |
| Calder | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Anthony Cordy | |
| Campbells Creek | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Bill Maltby | |
| Coliban | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Phillip Walker | |
| Forest Creek | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Toby Heydon | Deputy Mayor |
| Loddon River | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Matthew Driscoll | |
| Moonlight Creek | Template:Australian party style | | Greens | Lucas Maddock | |
| Tarrengower | Template:Australian party style | | Independent | Rosalie Hastwell | |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Castlemaine Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Castlemaine, and its service centres in Maldon and Newstead.
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 20,253, up from 18,761 in the 2016 census.[8]
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| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Barfold | 88 | 82 |
| Baringhup | 205 | 185 |
| Baringhup West | 16 | 11 |
| Barkers Creek | 457 | 487 |
| Bradford | 9 | 12 |
| Campbells Creek | 1,786 | 2,071 |
| Campbelltown^ | 55 | 51 |
| Carisbrook^ | 1,115 | 1,192 |
| Castlemaine | 6,757 | 7,506 |
| Chewton | 1,313 | 763 |
| Chewton Bushlands | 45 | 50 |
| Drummond North^ | 187 | 203 |
| Eastville^ | 24 | 13 |
| Eddington^ | 96 | 113 |
| Elphinstone | 555 | 633 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Faraday | 158 | 194 |
| Franklinford^ | 66 | 71 |
| Fryerstown | 228 | 232 |
| Glenluce | 20 | 17 |
| Golden Point | 105 | 102 |
| Gower | 45 | 45 |
| Green Gully | 62 | 71 |
| Greenhill^ | 54 | 60 |
| Guildford^ | 333 | 330 |
| Harcourt | 943 | 1,038 |
| Harcourt North^ | 265 | 291 |
| Irishtown | 15 | 16 |
| Joyces Creek^ | 12 | 20 |
| Langley | 40 | 52 |
| Lockwood South^ | 961 | 1,052 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Maldon | 1,513 | 1,665 |
| Malmsbury^ | 831 | 905 |
| McKenzie Hill | 502 | 775 |
| Metcalfe | 185 | 190 |
| Metcalfe East | 29 | 25 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 32 | 44 |
| Moonlight Flat | 77 | 85 |
| Muckleford | 405 | 426 |
| Muckleford South | 45 | 33 |
| Myrtle Creek^ | 67 | 68 |
| Neereman | 24 | 23 |
| Newstead | 754 | 820 |
| Nuggetty | 85 | 64 |
| Ravenswood'^ | 436 | 443 |
| Ravenswood South | 78 | 76 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Redesdale^ | 240 | 299 |
| Sandon | 81 | 89 |
| Shelbourne^ | 452 | 423 |
| Strangways^ | 87 | 101 |
| Strathlea^ | 24 | 33 |
| Sutton Grange | 132 | 160 |
| Taradale^ | 448 | 524 |
| Tarilta^ | 21 | 26 |
| Tarrengower | 64 | 56 |
| Vaughan | 64 | 55 |
| Walmer | 223 | 262 |
| Welshmans Reef | 233 | 210 |
| Werona^ | 46 | 43 |
| Yandoit Hills | 28 | 44 |
| Yapeen | 213 | 272 |
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See also
References
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External links
- Mount Alexander Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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