The Alpine Shire is a
local government area
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in the
Hume
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* David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher
Hume may also refer to:
People
* Hume (surname)
* Hume (given name)
* James Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-born novelist and artist
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* Hume, ...
region of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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,
Australia
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, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2022 had a population of 13,235.
[
It includes the towns of ]Bright
Bright may refer to:
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*Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness
*Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence
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* Bright (surname)
*Bright (given name)
*Bright, the stage nam ...
, Dinner Plain
Dinner Plain is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, 13 kilometres from Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, and 375 kilometres from Melbourne. At the , Dinner Plain had a population of 230, yet has over 200 lodges and chale ...
, Mount Beauty
Mount Beauty is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies alongside the Kiewa River, at the junction of the Kiewa Valley Highway and Bogong High Plains Road in the Alpine Shire local government area.
History
The town was ...
and Myrtleford
Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 46 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 2016 the town had a p ...
. There are two unincorporated areas
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within the shire: the areas around Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham is a mountain located in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, in the Australian state of Victoria. The mountain is located approximately north east of Melbourne, from Sydney, and from Adelaide by road. The nearest ...
and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright
The Shire of Bright was a local government area about east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Bright was first incorporated as a road dis ...
, Shire of Myrtleford, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth
The United Shire of Beechworth was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.
History
Beechworth United Shire originated as ...
, Shire of Oxley
The Shire of Oxley was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, immediately to the south of the city of Wangaratta, which housed the shire's council chambers. Oxley covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
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The ...
, Shire of Yackandandah
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Yackandandah was incorporated as a road ...
and Shire of Omeo
The Shire of Omeo was a local government area about east-north-east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1872 until 1994.
History
Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 Octobe ...
.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government
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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright, it also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. The Shire is named after its location in the popular alpine region of Victoria.
Over 90% of the Shire is public land. The Shire has two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park. The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.[
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Council
Current composition
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford.
Townships and localities
The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235 up from 12,337 in the 2016 census
See also
* List of localities (Victoria)
This is a list of locality names and populated place names in the state of Victoria, Australia, outside the Melbourne metropolitan area. It is organised by region from the south-west of the state to the east and, for convenience, is sectioned ...
* List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Alpine Shire
References
External links
Alpine Shire Council official website
Metlink local public transport map
Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
Local government areas of Victoria (Australia)
Hume (region)
Victorian Alps
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