Population 13,693 (2015 est) Founded 1994 Council seat Alexandra Gazetted 18 November 1994 | Established 1994 Area 3,889 km² Mayor Cr Margaret Rae | |
The Shire of Murrindindi 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 3,889 square kilometres (1,502 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 13,058. It includes the towns of Alexandra, Buxton, Eildon, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Marysville, Molesworth, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Yarck and Yea. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Alexandra, Shire of Yea, and parts of the Shire of Broadford, Shire of Eltham, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Healesville and City of Whittlesea.
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The Shire is governed and administered by the Murrindindi Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Alexandra, it also has service centres located in Kinglake and Yea. The Shire is named after the locality of Murrindindi, which is located near the geographical centre of the LGA.
Parts of Murrindindi were badly affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, notably the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. 106 people lost their lives across the Shire that day, including 38 in Kinglake and 34 in Marysville.
Current composition
The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Alexandra Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Alexandra, and its service centres in Kinglake and Yea.
