The Shire of Loddon is a

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in Victoria,

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, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2021 had a population of 7,759. It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Serpentine, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of East Loddon, Shire of Gordon,

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, and parts of the Rural City of Marong,

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, Shire of Maldon and

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. The Shire is governed and administered by the Loddon Shire Council; its

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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wedderburn, it also has a service centre located in Serpentine. The Shire is named after the Loddon River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward.

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the Wedderburn Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wedderburn, and its service centre in Serpentine.

Traditional owners

The

Dja Dja Wurrung The Djadjawurrung or Dja Dja Wurrung, also known as the Djaara or Jajowrong people and Loddon River tribe, are an Aboriginal Australian people who are the traditional owners of lands including the water catchment areas of the Loddon and Avoca ...

and Barababaraba are the

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of this land.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census recorded the shire's population of 7,759, compared to 7,516 in the 2016 census. ^ - ''Territory divided with another

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References

External links

Loddon Shire Council official websiteMetlink local public transport map

Link to Land Victoria interactive mapsLoddon Shire Promotional, Events & Investment Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loddon, Shire of Local government areas of Victoria (state) Loddon Mallee (region) North Central Victoria