Shire of Indigo

Shire of Indigo
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population: 15,945(2009)[1]
Area: 2044 km² (789.2 sq mi)
Mayor: Cr Ali Pockley
Council Seat: Beechworth
Website: http://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around Shire of Indigo:
Corowa (NSW) Greater Hume (NSW) Wodonga
Moira Shire of Indigo Towong
Wangaratta Alpine Towong

The Shire of Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state and is named after the Indigo Valley and Indigo Creek which runs into the Murray River through the shire.

It includes the towns of Beechworth, Chiltern and Rutherglen. It has an area of 2,070 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 14,800. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Shire of Rutherglen, Shire of Chiltern, Shire of Yackandandah and United Shire of Beechworth.

Indigo was rated fifteenth of 590 Australian Local Government Areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.[2]

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. [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. "Indigo Shire Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/CC18D170D28EB2E3CA257168002E6C49?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30. 

External links

Towns in the Shire of Indigo Local Government Area