Population 18,130 (2015 est) Region Northern Victoria Federal Division(s) Bendigo Founded 1995 Council seat Castlemaine | Established 1995 State electorate(s) Bendigo West Area 1,529 km² Mayor Cr Michael Redden Gazetted 19 January 1995 | |
Website Shire of Mount Alexander Points of interest Turpins Falls, Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, Castlemaine Art Museum, Maldon Historical Reserve Destinations Maldon, Castlemaine, Malmsbury, Harcourt, Cairn Curran R | ||
The Shire of Mount Alexander is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,529 square kilometres (590 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 17,591. It includes the towns of Castlemaine, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Vaughan, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Castlemaine, Shire of Newstead, and most of the Shire of Maldon and Shire of Metcalfe.
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Map of Mount Alexander, VIC, Australia
The Shire is governed and administered by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine, it also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after the original name for the Castlemaine region and goldfields.
Current composition
The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Castlemaine Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Castlemaine Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Castlemaine, and its service centres in Maldon and Newstead.