The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and at the , had a population of 6,556. It includes the towns of Hopetoun, Murtoa, Rupanyup and Warracknabeal.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Yarriambiack Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warracknabeal, it also has service centres located in Hopetoun and Rupanyup. The Shire is named after Yarriambiack Creek, a geographical feature that meanders through the LGA from the Wimmera River, through Warracknabeal, to Lake Coorong at Hopetoun.
History The Shire of Yarriambiack was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Warracknabeal, Shire of Karkarooc, most of the Shire of Dunmunkle, and part of the Shire of Wimmera.
In January 1996 part of the Richardson River catchment east and south of Rupanyup was transferred from the Northern Grampians Shire to Yarriambiack after a further Local Government Board review.
Council
Current composition The council is composed of three wards and six councillors. The current councillors, elected at the 2024 election, are: WardCouncillorNotesDunmunkle Corinne Heintze Melinda KeelHopetoun Andrew Mclean Deputy Mayor Chris K. LehmannWarracknabeal Karly Kirk Kylie Zanker Mayor
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Warracknabeal Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Warracknabeal, and its service centres in Hopetoun and Rupanyup.
Townships and localities
Population Locality 2016 2021 35 18 10 3 57 62 329 312 37 38 48 56 48 45 ^ 11 15 ^ 1,730 1,635 739 694 ^ 241 # 17 13 ^ 48 57 ^ * 4 48 57 93 82 ^ 19 16 ^ * 237 ^ 36 40 524 525 ^ 72 63 865 897 ^ 133 149 ^ 683 672 5 0 ^ 536 545 28 27 78 53 ^ 57 62 29 30 31 28 2,438 2,359 ^ 18 29 ^ 49 28 9 17 201 191 84 75 ^ - 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 Yarriambiack
References
External links
Yarriambiack Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps