The Shire of Mansfield is a
local government area
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in the
Hume region of
Victoria
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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 August 2021, had a population of 10,178.
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It includes the towns of ]Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...
, Maindample
Maindample is a town in north east Victoria (Australia). It is located in the Mansfield Shire local government area, north east of the state capital Melbourne.
South, just outside the town, are twin hills known as The Paps. The Aboriginal name ...
, Mount Buller
Mount Buller is primarily a resort town on the slopes of Mount Buller (Victoria), Mount Buller, within Mount Buller Alpine Resort, an unincorporated area of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located approximately n ...
, Bonnie Doon, Jamieson, Kevington, Merrijig, Tolmie and Woods Point
Woods Point is a town in east-central Victoria, Australia and is located on the banks of the Goulburn River. At the , Woods Point and the surrounding area had a population of 33, down from 37 in .
History
The town began as a general store buil ...
. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Delatite
The Shire of Delatite was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covered an area of and, at the , had a population of 21,553. It included the towns of Benalla and Mansfield, and was formed ...
into the current shire and the Rural City of Benalla
The Rural City of Benalla 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 14,528.
It includes the towns of Badd ...
.
The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.
The Shire is governed and administered by Mansfield Shire Council, its seat of local government
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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.
The Shire is bordered by the Rural City of Benalla
The Rural City of Benalla 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 14,528.
It includes the towns of Badd ...
, the Shire of Baw Baw
The Shire of Baw Baw () is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2021 had a population of 57,626.
It includes the towns of Drouin, Longwarry, Neerim South, Trafalgar ...
, the Shire of Murrindindi
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, the Shire of Yarra Ranges
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, the Shire of Strathbogie
The Shire of Strathbogie is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in Augu ...
and the Shire of Wellington
The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019.
It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, S ...
. There are two unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
s within the shire; the areas around Mount Buller
Mount Buller is primarily a resort town on the slopes of Mount Buller (Victoria), Mount Buller, within Mount Buller Alpine Resort, an unincorporated area of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located approximately n ...
and Mount Stirling
Mount Stirling is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of above sea level.
Mount Stirling is entirely located within the Mount Stirl ...
.
Council
Current composition
The Shire has an unsubdivided structure, with five councillors elected to represent the community across the shire.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Mansfield Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Mansfield.
Townships and localities
According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 10,178, compared to 8,584 in the 2016 census.
^ - ''Territory divided with another LGA
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* - ''Not noted in 2016 Census''
See also
* List of localities (Victoria)
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References
External links
Mansfield Shire Council official website
Metlink local public transport map
Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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Local government areas of Victoria (state)
Hume (region)