The Rural City of Horsham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 19,875. It includes the towns of Brimpaen, Dadswells Bridge, Dooen, Haven, Horsham, Laharum, Natimuk, Noradjuha and Pimpinio.
The Rural City is governed and administered by the Horsham Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Horsham. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north-east of the LGA, that is Horsham, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 16,514. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
The region is the site of lakes and the Wimmera River system and in normal seasons is popular with fishing, boating, swimming and water enthusiasts.
Traditional owners There are multiple traditional owners of this land, the Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Jupagulk, Wergaia and Wotjobaluk people.
History The Rural City of Horsham was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of the City of Horsham, most of the Shire of Wimmera and Shire of Arapiles, and part of the Shire of Kowree.
Council
Current composition The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2024 election, are: WardPartyCouncillorNotesGreen Park Independent Dean O'Loughlin Horsham North Independent Todd C. Wilson Kalimna Independent Rebecca Sluggett May Park Independent Cam McDonald Oatlands Independent Angela Munn Pine Lake Independent Ian Ross Wyn Wyn Independent Brian Klowss Mayor
Administration and governance The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Horsham Civic Centre, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Horsham.
Townships and localities The 2021 census, the rural city had a population of 20,429 up from 19,642 in the 2016 census
Population Locality 2016 2021 * # * # ^ 79 80 95 93 78 57 ^ 71 69 240 250 ^ 65 74 147 119 38 47 ^ * # 1,304 1,443 14,543 15,134 * # ^ 241 # 52 48 18 28 ^ 48 57 ^ 196 162 ^ * 237 231 236 136 140 ^ 69 66 33 30 ^ 72 63 514 548 83 89 61 43 184 191 310 354 276 287 42 40 65 75 19 23 59 74 179 184 42 44 ^ 84 88 103 114 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in 2016 Census # - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Rural City of Horsham Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v Victoria
References
External links
Horsham Rural City Council official website Official tourist website for Horsham Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps