The Shire of Strathbogie 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 11,455. It includes the towns of Avenel, Euroa, Longwood, Nagambie, Strathbogie and Violet Town.
The Shire is about from Melbourne and bordered to the east by the Strathbogie Ranges and to the west by the Nagambie Lakes district. It is also known for its sheep production, horse studs (earning the title "The Horse Capital of Victoria"), wineries (Mitchelton, Tahbilk, Fowles Wines), olives and alpacas. Tourism is a growing industry in the area, with many B&Bs, hotels and restaurants.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Strathbogie Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Euroa, it also has service centres located in Nagambie and Violet Town. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Strathbogie Ranges, which is located in the south-east of the LGA.
History The Shire of Strathbogie was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the vast bulk of the Shire of Euroa and Shire of Goulburn, most of the Shire of Violet Town, and parts of the Shire of McIvor and Rural City of Seymour.
Council Current composition The council is composed of seven councillors. It is an unsubdivided council with no wards. Prior to 2024, the council had seven councillors with two councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Seven Creeks and Lake Nagambie wards, and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards. WardCouncillorNotes Unsubdivided Scott Jeffery Deputy Mayor Fiona Stevens Claire Ewart-Kennedy Mayor Vicki Halsall Laura Binks Gregory Carlson Clark Holloway
Administration and governance The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Euroa Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Euroa, and its service centres in Nagambie and Violet Town.
Townships and localities In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 11,455, up from 10,274 in the 2016 census.
Population Locality 2016 2021 75 95 ^ 1,048 1,112 ^ 338 347 109 120 110 135 68 88 ^ 77 93 ^ 16 34 138 162 79 82 3,275 3,508 ^ 148 141 Goulburn Weir^ 82 90 58 60 64 76 136 134 47 67 15 26 110 131 240 263 95 131 ^ 182 183 52 77 211 223 57 71 27 28 38 34 ^ 25 25 32 43 1,886 2,254 ^ 25 22 18 28 30 31 ^ 112 164 33 38 304 351 131 160 51 54 ^ 42 32 57 56 23 29 ^ 874 936 85 88 ^ 42 45 3 3 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA
See also List of localities in Victoria List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Strathbogie
References
External links Strathbogie Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Strathbogie Ranges Tourism The Euroa Gazette