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 and, in August 2021, had a population of 15,197. It includes the towns of Alexandra, Buxton, Eildon, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Marysville, Molesworth, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Yarck and Yea.
The Shire is governed 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.
The Lake Mountain ski resort is an unincorporated area near the southern border of the shire, which creates a small exclave.
History The Shire of Murrindindi 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.
Black Saturday Parts of Murrindindi were badly affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, notably the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. In total, 106 people died across the Shire including 38 in Kinglake and 34 in Marysville.
Council Current composition
The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward. WardCouncillor Cathedral Sandice McAulay Cheviot Sue Carpenter Eildon Karine Haslem King Parrot Eric Lording Kinglake Ilona Gerencser Koriella John Walsh Red Gate Damien Gallagher
Administration and governance The Council meets on a monthly basis for Scheduled Meetings and from time to time for Unscheduled Meetings. The meetings are streamed live on Council's Facebook page. Council provides customer services from its Library and Customer Service Centres in Alexandra, Kinglake and Yea and also from its Mobile Library and Customer Service.
Media
Murrindindi Shire activities are covered weekly in local print publications and also on local radio UGFM. The latest information is also made available on Council's website and Facebook pages.
Townships and localities The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 15,197, compared to 13,732 in the 2016 census.
Population Locality 2016 2021 171 146 2,695 2,801 492 591 268 257 25 27 41 59 14 14 8 19 974 944 ^ 0 3 60 82 ^ 689 790 41 64 415 443 85 102 ^ 148 141 ^ 122 151 54 70 ^ 59 53 73 86 106 156 ^ 1,536 1,662 345 413 ^ 1,166 1,305 60 66 82 121 60 75 ^ 394 501 ^ 190 216 72 91 107 114 205 201 322 360 56 44 ^ 112 164 164 231 328 405 38 76 57 72 299 311 ^ 344 366 ^ 108 90 100 130 168 194 1,587 1,789 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA
See also
List of localities (Victoria) List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Murrindindi
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