Shire of Baw Baw
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Shire of Baw Baw Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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| Population | 46,638 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.5698/km2 (29.966/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2 December 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4,031 km2 (1,556.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Murray Cook | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warragul | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Victoria | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McMillan | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Baw Baw is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,031 square kilometres (1,556 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 42,864. It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafalgar, Warragul and Yarragon. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Buln Buln, Shire of Narracan, Rural City of Warragul and some parts of the Shire of Upper Yarra.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Baw Baw Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warragul, it also has service centres located in Drouin, Trafalgar and Warragul. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Mount Baw Baw, the highest peak in the region. A small alpine ski resort on the mountain is an unincorporated area forming an enclave surrounded by the Shire.
The more densely populated southern half of the Shire consists of low rolling hills given over primarily to dairy farming and other agriculture. The northern half lies in the Great Dividing Range and its foothills, where forestry remains an important industry. Tourism is also important in the region, aided by its proximity to and easy access from Melbourne. The shire is noted for its rural scenery and natural beauty, as well as gourmet foods and wines. The historic gold-mining town of Walhalla is located in the northeast of the shire. The major electricity-producing region of the Latrobe Valley lies immediately to the shire's east.
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