Shire of Campaspe explained

Type:lga
Shire of Campaspe
State:vic
Pop:38735
Pop Year:2021
Area:4519
Area Footnotes:[1]
Est:1994
Gazetted:20 January 1995[2]
Seat:Echuca
Mayor:Cr Adrian Weston
Region:Loddon Mallee
Url:http://www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/
Stategov:Euroa
Stategov2:Murray Plains
Fedgov:Nicholls
Near-Nw:Gannawarra
Near-N:Murray River (NSW)
Near-Ne:Moira
Near-W:Loddon
Near-E:City of Greater Shepparton
Near-Sw:Greater Bendigo
Near-S:Strathbogie
Near-Se:Strathbogie

The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 4519km2 and in August 2021 had a population of 38,735.[1]

It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala and Rushworth. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Echuca, Shire of Deakin, Shire of Rochester, Shire of Waranga, Town of Kyabram and part of the Shire of Rodney.[3]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Campaspe Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Echuca, it also has service centres located in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala. The Shire is named after the Campaspe River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Echuca and Kyabram-Deakin wards, and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Echuca Tony Marwood
 Robert Amos
 Christine Weller
Kyabram-Deakin Colleen Gates
 Daniel Mackrell
 John Zobec
Rochester Paul Jarman
Waranga Adrian Weston
Western Leanne Pentreath

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Echuca Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Echuca, and its service centres in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala.

Sister cities

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 38,735, up from 37,061 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
124 120
504 491
238 282
33 48
36 37
32 36
71 61
304 285
43 43
129 161
39
94 78
14,043 15,056
540 577
425 442
80 93
561 563
32 45
551 578
Population
Locality 2016 2021
56 51
109 134
315 355
^ 7,331 7,416
329 363
^ 393 398
808 850
^ 35 37
^ 117 116
17 32
50 59
39 7
388 425
108 138
35 40
^ 68 67
3,113 3,154
48 49
56 64
Population
Locality 2016 2021
1,335 1,411
828 826
144 180
48 60
6 8
96 90
1,926 1,973
^ 182 221
279 257
315 314
488 483
^ 42 45
^ 262 278
103 106
110 109
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
  1. - Not noted in 2021 Census

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: S4 of 1995. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive . 1837–1997 . State Library of Victoria . State Government of Victoria . 20 January 1995 . 3 . 10 January 2014.
  3. Web site: S2 of 1995. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive . 1837–1997 . State Library of Victoria . State Government of Victoria . 19 January 1995 . 2 . 10 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Campaspe Shire Council . Local Government in Victoria . Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure . State Government of Victoria . 10 January 2014.
  5. Web site: International Friendships . Shire of Campaspe . 2009-08-15.
  6. Web site: Census Australian Bureau of Statistics . www.abs.gov.au . en . 11 January 2023.