Shire of Gannawarra

Shire of Gannawarra
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 10,366 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 2.7776/km2 (7.1939/sq mi)
Established 1995
Gazetted 20 January 1995[2]
Area 3,732 km2 (1,440.9 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Neville Goulding
Council seat Kerang
Region Northern Victoria
State electorate(s) Murray Plains
Federal Division(s) Mallee
Website Shire of Gannawarra
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, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 3,732 square kilometres (1,441 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 10,366.[1] It includes the towns of Cohuna, Kerang, Koondrook and Quambatook. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Borough of Kerang and most parts of the Shire of Kerang and Shire of Cohuna.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Gannawarra Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Kerang, it also has a service centre located in Cohuna. The Shire is named after a small town, that is Gannawarra, located between Cohuna and Koondrook.

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.[3] 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).

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Patchell Ward, two councillors elected to represent the Yarran Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Avoca   Neil Gannon
Murray   Oscar Aertssen
Patchell   Mark Arians
  Keith den Houting
  Brian Gibson
Yarran   Neville Goulding Mayor (2013–14)
  Lorraine Learmonth

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Kerang Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Kerang, and its service centre in Cohuna.

References

  1. 1 2 Census QuickStats (2011). "Gannawarra (S) – LGA22250". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 January 2014. |article= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Gannawarra Shire Council - Murray River Region". Gannawarra Shire Council. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
  4. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Gannawarra Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 35°43′00″S 143°55′00″E / 35.71667°S 143.91667°E / -35.71667; 143.91667


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