The Shire of Southern Grampians is a local government area (LGA) in the

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region of Victoria,

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, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,135. It includes the city of

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and the towns of

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and

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. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Hamilton, Shire of Wannon and parts of the Shire of Dundas,

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, Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Heywood. The Shire is governed and administered by the Southern Grampians Shire Council; its

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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Hamilton, it also has service centres located in a couple of other locations within Hamilton. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, The Grampians, and that the southern part of this feature occupies the northern part of the LGA.

Traditional owners

The

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of this shire are the

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, Tjap Wurrung and Bunganditj people.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. Council Composition as of September 2022:

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Hamilton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre on Brown Street in Hamilton, and its service centres on Market Pl and Roberts St in Hamilton.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 16,588, compared to 15,944 in the 2016 census. ^ - ''Territory divided with another

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References

External links

Southern Grampians Shire Council official websiteMetlink local public transport map

Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
* Local government areas of Victoria (state) Barwon South West (region) {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub