Population 63,366 (2015 est) Mayor Cr Dinny Adem Area 2,422 km² Council seat Shepparton Federal division Division of Murray | Established 1994 Region Hume Founded 1994 Gazetted 18 November 1994 | |
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State electorate(s) Shepparton
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Murray Plains Website City of Greater Shepparton Points of interest MooovingArt, Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton Motor Museum, Shepparton Heritage Centre M, Tallis Wine Destinations Shepparton, Kyabram, Tatura, Mooroopna, Murchison | ||
The City of Greater Shepparton 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 2,422 square kilometres (935 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 60,449. It includes the city of Shepparton and the towns of Arcadia, Congupna, Dookie, Grahamvale, Kialla, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Toolamba and Undera. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Shepparton, Shire of Shepparton, and parts of the Shire of Rodney, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.
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Map of Greater Shepparton, VIC, Australia
The City is governed and administered by the Greater Shepparton City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Shepparton, it also has a service centre located in Tatura. The City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Shepparton, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 29,553.
Current composition
The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Shepparton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Shepparton, and its service centre in Tatura.