Shire of Towong
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It includes the towns of Corryong, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong.
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.
History
The first entity known as the "Shire of Towong" was formed in 1874. It occupied the same region as the modern LGA. In October 1920 the eastern part of the shire was severed to form the Shire of Upper Murray. No longer containing the Towong locality, the Shire of Towong was renamed the Shire of Tallangatta in 1974.[2]
As part of the substantial local government reforms of 1994, the Shire of Towong was created anew by amalgamating the Shires of Tallangatta and Upper Murray and is known as Towong Shire Council.
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[3]
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsubdivided | Template:Australian party style| | David Wortmann | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Peter Tolsher | Mayor | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Denise Anderson | Deputy Mayor | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Jonathon Pitman | ||
| Template:Australian party style| | Andrew Whitehead | ||
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Tallangatta Municipal Offices as well as its offices in Corryong on alternating months. Tallangatta is the primary location of the council's administrative activities. It provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Tallangatta, the Tallangatta library and its service centre in Corryong.
Townships and localities
According to the 2021 census, Towong Shire had a population of 6,223, up from 5,985 in the 2016 census.[4]
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| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 370 | 393 |
| Template:VICcity | 37 | 35 |
| Template:VICcity | 471 | 485 |
| Template:VICcity | 49 | 61 |
| Template:VICcity | 75 | 63 |
| Template:VICcity | 11 | 0 |
| Template:VICcity | 43 | 24 |
| Template:VICcity | 51 | 61 |
| Template:VICcity | 1,348 | 1,352 |
| Template:VICcity | 261 | 254 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 104 | 130 |
| Template:VICcity | 242 | 238 |
| Template:VICcity | 0 | 0 |
| Template:VICcity | 62 | 75 |
| Template:VICcity | 99 | 88 |
| Template:VICcity | 18 | 20 |
| Template:VICcity | 43 | 46 |
| Template:VICcity | 20 | 26 |
| Template:VICcity | 28 | 25 |
| Template:VICcity | 171 | 171 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 26 | 39 |
| Template:VICcity^ | 90 | 87 |
| Template:VICcity | 35 | 45 |
| Template:VICcity | 34 | 32 |
| Template:VICcity | 7 | 5 |
| Template:VICcity | 219 | 245 |
| Template:VICcity | 79 | 92 |
| Template:VICcity | 1,082 | 1,175 |
| Template:VICcity | 56 | 39 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Template:VICcity | 139 | 142 |
| Template:VICcity | 202 | 194 |
| Template:VICcity | 11 | 22 |
| Template:VICcity | 82 | 70 |
| Template:VICcity | 60 | 66 |
| Template:VICcity | 0 | 7 |
| Template:VICcity | 132 | 143 |
| Template:VICcity | 34 | 37 |
| Template:VICcity | 177 | 191 |
^ – Territory divided with another LGA
See also
- List of localities (Victoria)
- List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Towong
References
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External links
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- Towong Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
- Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link
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