Shire of Northern Grampians

Shire of Northern Grampians Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	11,509 (2015 est)
• Density	1.94474/km2 (5.0369/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995
Area	5,918 km2 (2,285.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Kevin Erwin
Council seat	Stawell
Region	Western Victoria
State electorate(s)	Ripon Lowan
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Northern Grampians
LGAs around Shire of Northern Grampians: Yarriambiack Buloke Loddon Horsham Shire of Northern Grampians Central Goldfields Southern Grampians Ararat Pyrenees

The Shire of Northern Grampians is a local government area in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 5,918 square kilometres (2,285 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 11,845. It includes the towns of Stawell, St Arnaud, Great Western, Marnoo, Glenorchy, Stuart Mill, Navarre and the tourist town of Halls Gap. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Stawell, Town of St Arnaud, Shire of Stawell, Shire of Kara Kara and parts of the Shire of Wimmera, Shire of Dunmunkle and Shire of Donald.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Northern Grampians Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Stawell, it also has a service centre located in St Arnaud. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, The Grampians, and that the northern part of this feature occupies the southern part of the LGA.

The local economy is based on a diverse range of industries including agriculture, tourism, wine production, gold mining, brick manufacturing and meat production.