The Shire of Loddon is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2021 had a population of 7,759. It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Serpentine, Pyramid Hill, Tarnagulla and Wedderburn.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Loddon Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wedderburn. There is also a service centre located in Serpentine. The Shire is named after the Loddon River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.
History The Shire of Loddon was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of East Loddon, Shire of Gordon, Shire of Korong, and parts of the Rural City of Marong, Shire of Bet Bet, Shire of Maldon and Shire of Tullaroop.
Council
Current composition The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward. WardCouncillorNotes Boort Neil Beattie Inglewood Wendy Murphy Tarnagulla Linda Jungwirth Terrick Dan Straub Mayor Wedderburn Gavan Holt
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the Wedderburn Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wedderburn, and its service centre in Serpentine.
Traditional owners
The Dja Dja Wurrung and Barababaraba are the traditional owners of this land.
Townships and localities
The 2021 census recorded the shire's population of 7,759, compared to 7,516 in the 2016 census.
Population Locality 2016 2021 ^ 29 38 47 56 22 19 13 5 37 45 10 5 ^ 206 213 72 53 46 52 873 940 82 59 28 29 142 133 57 54 326 341 ^ 51 52 14 20 178 178 45 50 10 4 18 14 9 9 ^ 31 30 17 18 206 195 ^ 893 899 74 60 ^ 24 13 ^ 96 113 ^ 32 37 24 27 20 32 25 28 24 32 19 21 ^ 13 14 ^ 36 37 ^ 20 23 ^ 15 13 ^ 91 93 855 886 ^ * # 37 49 0 0 ^ 92 89 15 9 32 46 11 12 168 143 7 5 10 0 53 61 177 179 ^ 21 21 ^ 23 22 19 20 ^ 125 167 ^ 558 576 38 62 31 24 ^ 53 59 ^ 87 67 ^ 1,416 2,005 42 47 ^ 13 12 ^ 35 37 50 62 21 13 ^ 117 116 ^ 88 80 29 20 37 46 43 26 192 171 ^ 22 19 5 14 50 38 42 38 66 37 558 598 ^ 318 329 56 52 ^ 3 9 21 38 ^ 217 251 192 222 ^ 452 423 26 27 ^ 37 34 17 22 48 55 133 153 ^ 22 20 11 8 22 57 941 951 20 20 39 41 28 36 41 45 3 13 ^ 11 12 31 29 9 18 40 45 23 17 90 78 ^ 16 11 ^ - 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 Shire of Loddon
References
External links Loddon Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Loddon Shire Promotional, Events & Investment Website