Population 11,858 (2015 est) Mayor Cr Jan Vonarx State electorate(s) Ovens Valley
Benambra Area 4,787 km² Council seat Bright Federal division Division of Indi | Established 1994 Region Hume Website Alpine Shire Founded 1994 Gazetted 18 November 1994 | |
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Points of interest Falls Creek - Victoria, Alpine National Park, Mount Buffalo National, Mount Bogong, Mount Feathertop Destinations Bright, Falls Creek - Victoria, Alpine National Park, Mount Beauty, Mount Buffalo National | ||
The Alpine Shire 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 4,787 square kilometres (1,848 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 11,881. It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire: the areas around Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, Shire of Myrtleford, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Oxley, Shire of Yackandandah and Shire of Omeo.
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Map of Alpine, VIC, Australia
The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright, it also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. The Shire is named after its location in the popular alpine region of Victoria.
Current composition
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford.