Shire of Macedon Ranges

Shire of Macedon Ranges
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population: 42,015(2009)[1]
Established: 1994
Area: 1747 km² (674.5 sq mi)
Mayor: Rob Guthrie
Council Seat: Kyneton
Region: Regional Victoria NW of Melbourne
State District: Macedon
Federal Division: Bendigo, McEwen
Website: http://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Macedon Ranges:
Mount Alexander Mitchell Mitchell
Hepburn Shire of Macedon Ranges Mitchell
Moorabool Melton Hume

The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state northwest of Melbourne, the state capital. The shire has an area of 1,747 square kilometres, and the 2006 census reported its population as 38,360. The main shire offices are located in Kyneton.

The shire was created in 1994 during statewide local government reform, as an amalgamation of the shires of Kyneton, Romsey, Gisborne and Newham and Woodend.

The major towns within the shire are Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Mount Macedon, Riddells Creek, New Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend.

Macedon Ranges was rated thirteenth of 590 Australian Local Government Areas (and the highest in Victoria outside Melbourne in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.[2]

Contents

Wards

Each ward is represented by three elected Councillors.[3]

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008" (pdf). BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008. BankWest. 2008-08-20. pp. 8. http://www.bankwest.com.au/library/scripts/objectifyMedia.aspx?file=pdf/43/12.pdf&str_title=Complete%20Quality%20of%20Life%20Rankings%202008.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-03. 
  3. ^ Local Government Victoria. "Macedon Ranges Shire Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/890EBA5712C900F4CA257168002F07DA?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30. 

External links

Towns and localities in the Shire of Macedon Ranges

(major towns in bold)