Shire of Central Goldfields is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of and, in August 2021 had a population of 13,483. It includes the towns of Bealiba, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Maryborough and Talbot.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Central Goldfields Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Maryborough. It also has a service centre located in Talbot. The Shire is named after the region having historically been a major goldfields region in central Victoria.
History The Shire of Central Goldfields was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Maryborough, the vast bulk of the Shire of Tullaroop, the western half of the Shire of Bet Bet and the northern half of Shire of Talbot and Clunes.
Council Current composition The council is composed of seven single member wards.
Councillors elected at the 2024 election are: WardCouncillorNotes Flynn Liesbeth LongMaryborough Central Gerard MurphyMaryborough East Jake MeyerMaryborough North Geoff BartlettMaryborough West Grace La Vella Paddys Ranges Ben GreenMayor Tullaroop Anna De VilliersDeputy
Administration and governance The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Maryborough Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Maryborough, and its service centre in Talbot.
Townships and localities In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,483, up from 12,995 in the 2016 census.
Population Locality 2016 2021 81 85 201 195 65 63 ^ 21 23 ^ 6 12 ^ 206 213 129 135 102 101 181 209 56 46 3 3 ^ 1,115 1,192 12 20 57 62 385 398 58 83 36 36 ^ 893 899 ^ 96 113 ^ 32 37 87 97 ^ 36 37 74 83 ^ * # ^ 12 20 211 198 7,921 8,160 ^ 88 80 ^ 32 44 Moonlight Flat 77 85 85 92 19 18 ^ 94 89 ^ 21 19 120 111 69 76 ^ 24 33 442 452 58 68 24 23 ^ 68 72 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in 2016 Census # - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also List of localities (Victoria)
References
External links
Central Goldfields Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps