The Shire of Buloke is a
local government area in
Victoria,
Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,184.
[ It includes the towns of Birchip, ]Charlton
Charlton may refer to:
People
* Charlton (surname)
* Charlton (given name)
Places Australia
* Charlton, Queensland
* Charlton, Victoria
* Division of Charlton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wale ...
, Donald, Sea Lake
Sea Lake is a town in the Mallee district of north-west Victoria, Australia and is situated on the southern shores of Lake Tyrrell. The town is located on the Calder Highway, north-west of Melbourne, and west of Swan Hill. Sea Lake is in the ...
and Wycheproof. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip
The Shire of Birchip was a local government area about northwest of Bendigo, in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995.
History
Birchip was first incorporated as a shire on 6 April 1 ...
, Shire of Charlton
The Shire of Charlton was a local government area about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995.
History
Charlton was first incorporated as a shi ...
, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.seat of local government
The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority".
In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus tha ...
and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Wycheproof, it also has service centres located in Birchip, Charlton, Donald and Sea Lake. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region, Lake Buloke
Lake Buloke is a eutrophic lake in the Wimmera region of north-western Victoria, Australia. The lake is fed by the Richardson River and is located adjacent to the township of . Lake Buloke is also one of the most popular duck shooting lakes ...
, which is located in the south of the LGA; the name also comes from the "buloke" or "bulloak" tree '' Allocasuarina luehmannii'', which is common in the region.[
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Council
Current composition
The Council is composed of three wards and seven Councillors, with three Councillors elected to represent the Mount Jeffcott Ward and two Councillors per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Wycheproof Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Wycheproof.
Main towns in shire
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 6,201.
Traditional owners
The traditional owners of this area are the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk and Dja Dja Wurrung.
See also
* List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Buloke
References
External links
Buloke Shire Council official website
Metlink local public transport map
Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
Local government areas of Victoria (Australia)
Loddon Mallee (region)
Mallee (Victoria)
North Central Victoria
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