Population 5,494 (2015 est) Region Western Victoria Website Shire of Hindmarsh Area 7,527 km² Mayor Cr Rob Gersch Gazetted 20 January 1995 | Established 1995 Founded 1995 Council seat Nhill | |
Points of interest Loch Iel (Pink Lake) LR, Australian Pinball Museum, Lake Albacutya Park, Wimmera Mallee Pioneer, Snape Reserve | ||
The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,527 square kilometres (2,906 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 5,798. It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.
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Map of Hindmarsh, VIC, Australia
The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, which is located in the east of the LGA.
Current composition
The council is composed of three wards and six councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Nhill Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Nhill, and its service centres in Dimboola, Jeparit and Rainbow.