The Shire of Alpine 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 4,788 square kilometres (1,849 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.[4]
| Shire of Alpine Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 13,235 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.7642/km2 (7.1593/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,788 km2 (1,848.7 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr John Forsyth | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bright | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Alpine | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire: the areas around Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, Shire of Myrtleford, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Oxley, Shire of Yackandandah and Shire of Omeo.[2]
The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright, it also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. The Shire is named after its location in the popular alpine region of Victoria.
Over 90% of the Shire is public land.[5] The Shire has two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park.[6] The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.[6]
Council
editCurrent composition
editThe council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[7][8]
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsubdivided | Ron Janas | ||
| Kelli Prime | |||
| Tony Keeble | |||
| Simon Kelley | |||
| Katarina Chalwell | |||
| Sarah Nicholas | |||
| John Forsyth | |||
Administration and governance
editThe council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities.[9] It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford.
2020 election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ron Janas (elected 1) | 1,525 | 17.15 | ||
| Independent | Kelli Prime (elected 2) | 1,157 | 13.01 | ||
| Independent | Tony Keeble (elected 3) | 973 | 10.94 | ||
| Animal Justice | Charlie Vincent (elected 4) | 812 | 9.13 | +9.13 | |
| Independent | Katarina Chalwell (elected 5) | 749 | 8.42 | ||
| Independent | Sarah Nicholas (elected 6) | 642 | 7.22 | ||
| Independent | John Forsyth (elected 7) | 604 | 7.29 | ||
| Independent | Daryl Pearce | 521 | 5.86 | ||
| Independent | Simon Kelley | 506 | 5.69 | ||
| Independent | Mario Vaccaro | 483 | 5.43 | ||
| Independent | Mickey Fletcher | 430 | 4.84 | ||
| Independent | Kitty Knappstein | 284 | 3.19 | ||
| Independent | Jean-Pierre Ronco | 205 | 2.31 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,891 | 95.04 | |||
| Informal votes | 464 | 4.96 | |||
| Turnout | 9,355 | 83.76 | |||
Townships and localities
editIn the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 national census.[12]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Abbeyard | 0 | 4 |
| Barwidgee | 106 | 96 |
| Bogong | 5 | 8 |
| Bright | 2,406 | 2,620 |
| Buckland | 135 | 156 |
| Buffalo River | 255 | 285 |
| Cobungra^ | 53 | 58 |
| Coral Bank | 83 | 88 |
| Dandongadale | 3 | 8 |
| Dargo^ | 99 | 105 |
| Dederang | 167 | 198 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Dinner Plain | 230 | 128 |
| Eurobin | 212 | 239 |
| Falls Creek | 293 | 326 |
| Freeburgh | 110 | 136 |
| Gapsted | 173 | 156 |
| Germantown | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Creek | 54 | 59 |
| Gundowring^ | 214 | 208 |
| Harrietville | 338 | 488 |
| Havilah | 21 | 22 |
| Hotham Heights | 196 | 128 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Kancoona | 84 | 74 |
| Kergunyah South | 58 | 76 |
| Merriang | 178 | 182 |
| Merriang South | 41 | 43 |
| Mongans Bridge | 35 | 49 |
| Mount Beauty | 824 | 910 |
| Mount Buffalo | 0 | 5 |
| Mudgegonga | 172 | 184 |
| Myrtleford | 3,193 | 3,285 |
| Nug Nug | 21 | 36 |
| Ovens | 219 | 197 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Porepunkah | 941 | 1,024 |
| Rosewhite | 134 | 141 |
| Running Creek | 42 | 36 |
| Selwyn | 0 | 0 |
| Smoko | 46 | 56 |
| Tawonga | 574 | 568 |
| Tawonga South | 862 | 1,012 |
| Upper Gundowring | 99 | 120 |
| Wandiligong | 453 | 522 |
| Wongungarra^ | 0 | 0 |
| Wonnangatta | 0 | 0 |
^ – Territory divided with another LGA
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alpine (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Local Government Act 1989 – Order Constituting the Shires of Towong, Indigo, Milawa, Delatite, Strathbogie, Murrindindi, Mitchell, Moira and (etc.) – Part 6: Alpine Shire". Victoria Government Gazette (Online Archive) (S87). State Library Victoria: 3–4. 18 November 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "2021 Alpine, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "About Alpine Shire". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Know Your Council". Alpine Shire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Alpine Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Meet Your Council". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Council Meertngs". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Alpine Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Bunn, Anthony (26 December 2021). "Animal Justice Party councillor Charlie Vincent leaving Alpine Shire after scoring tourism job". The Border Mail. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 11 January 2023.
