Shire of Murrindindi
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Shire of Murrindindi Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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Council Offices in Alexandra
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| Population | 13,693 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.5210/km2 (9.1192/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,889 km2 (1,501.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Margaret Rae | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Alexandra | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Murrindindi | ||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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