Shire of Gannawarra

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Shire of Gannawarra
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population: 11,296
Area: 3732 km² (1440.9 sq mi)
Mayor: Keith den Houting
Council Seat: Kerang
State District: Rodney, Swan Hill
Federal Division: Murray, Mallee
Website: http://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Gannawarra:
Swan Hill Wakool (NSW) Wakool (NSW)
Buloke Shire of Gannawarra Murray (NSW)
Buloke Loddon Campaspe

The Shire of Gannawarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-western part of the state. It includes the towns of Benjeroop, Cohuna, Kangaroo Lake, Kerang, Koondrook, Lake Charm, Lalbert, Murrabit, Leitchville, Macorna and Quambatook. It has an area of 3,728 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 11,296. The Shire was formed in 1995 from the merger of the Borough of Kerang and most parts of the Shire of Kerang and Shire of Cohuna.

The northeastern border of the shire is the Murray River. The Loddon River flows through the shire, feeding into the Murray. The Gunbower State Forest is a significant source of River Red Gum timber, supplying a historic sawmill in Koondrook. Gunbower Island is the largest inland island in the world.[1] It is between the Murray River and the Gunbower Creek, an anabranch of the Murray.

The western part of the shire is predominantly used for cereal grain production. The north and east have significant dairying and milk processing.

Tourists are attracted to the rivers (for fishing) and also the lakes (for bird watching and water sports).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gannawarra Shire Council - Murray River Region. Gannawarra Shire Council (13 March 2003). Retrieved on 2007-06-10.

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