Shire of Mount Alexander
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| Shire of Mount Alexander Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 17,066 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1529 km² (590.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Alan Elliot | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Castlemaine | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mount Alexander is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the central part of the state. The largest town is Castlemaine. Other towns within the shire include: Maldon and Newstead. Small villages within the shire include: Vaughan, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. It was formed in 1995 from the merger of the City of Castlemaine, Shire of Newstead, and most of the Shire of Maldon and Shire of Metcalfe.
It has an area of 1,531 square kilometres and in 2006 it had a population of 17,066.
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[edit] Towns and localities
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* Shared with City of Greater Bendigo
** Shared with Shire of Hepburn
*** Shared with Shire of Central Goldfields[1]
[edit] Wards
Mount Alexander Shire is divided into five wards:
- Calder Ward
- Castlemaine Ward
- Coliban Ward
- Loddon Ward
- Tarrengower Ward
Castemaine Ward has three councillors while the other wards are represented by one councillor each.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Electorate lookup. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ^ Mount Alexander Shire Council. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
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