Shire of Indigo

Shire of Indigo
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 15,178 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 7.4256/km2 (19.232/sq mi)
Established 1994
Gazetted 18 November 1994[2]
Area 2,044 km2 (789.2 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Bernard Gaffney
Council seat Beechworth
Region Hume
State electorate(s) Benambra
Federal Division(s) Indi
Website Shire of Indigo
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 the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,044 square kilometres (789 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 15,178.[1] It includes the towns of Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Rutherglen, Shire of Chiltern, Shire of Yackandandah and United Shire of Beechworth.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Indigo Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Beechworth, it also has service centres located in Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah. The Shire is named after the Indigo Valley and Indigo Creek, geographical features that meander through the LGA and into the Murray River.

In 2008, Indigo was rated fifteenth of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index.[3]

Council

Current composition

As of 28 October, 2012, the council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided   Don Chambers Received most number of first-preference votes in 2012 election. Dedicated his win to his late wife.[5] Supports same-sex marriage in Australia.[6]
  Peter Croucher
  Bernard Gaffney Mayor (2013–14)
  Roberta Horne
  Barbara Murdoch
  Jenny O'Connor Member of the Australian Greens[7]
  James Trenery

The makeup of the Council is as follows:[8]

PartyCouncillors
  Unaligned 6
  Australian Greens 1
Total 7

Administration and governance

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

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. 1 2 Census QuickStats (2011). "Indigo (S) – LGA23350". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014. |article= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008" (PDF). BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008. BankWest. 20 August 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  4. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Indigo Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Worrall, Brad (29 October 2012). "‘This one’s for Margaret’". The Border Mail. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Bunn, Anthony (29 July 2015). "‘Indigo Council bid to pressure MPs for conscience vote on gay marriage fails’". The Border Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jenny the region’s first Green". The Border Mail. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  8. ↑ VEC. "Results for Indigo Shire Council Elections 2012". Victorian Electoral Commission. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

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