13-502: Mitchell Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria , Australia , located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of 2,862 square kilometres (1,105 sq mi) and, in April 2024, had a projected population of 61,362. Larger towns include Beveridge , Broadford , Kilmore , Seymour , Tallarook , Pyalong and Wallan . It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of
26-628: A list of former Greater Melbourne local government areas. These local government areas were considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution. City of Merri-bek City of Darebin Shire of Nillumbik City of Darebin City of Hobsons Bay Shire of Mornington Peninsula City of Darebin City of Moonee Valley City of Hume City of Bayside City of Kingston City of Bayside City of Darebin City of Kingston City of Port Phillip City of Kingston City of Maribyrnong This
39-500: A population of 61,362. Individual locality populations are based on the most recent available data on ID Forecast 37°06′00″S 145°04′00″E / 37.10000°S 145.06667°E / -37.10000; 145.06667 This Australian government-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Hume (region) is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local government areas of Victoria This
52-488: Is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria , sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council. Local councils have
65-560: Is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It contains outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and rural localities beyond the urban area. It has an area of 432 square kilometres and at the 2021 census , the Shire had a population of 62,895. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of parts of the Shires of Eltham , Diamond Valley , Healesville and the City of Whittlesea . The Shire uses
78-651: Is a list of former regional local government areas around Geelong and surrounding the Greater Melbourne area. These local government areas were not considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution. Surf Coast Shire City of Greater Dandenong City of Frankston City of Greater Dandenong Bass Coast Shire Shire of Mornington Peninsula Shire of Murrindindi City of Banyule Shire of Cardinia City of Knox Surf Coast Shire Shire of Nillumbik The Shire of Nillumbik ( / ˈ n ɪ l ə m b ɪ k / NILL -əm-bik )
91-720: Is expected that 170,000 people will live in Mitchell Shire. It is anticipated that most of this growth will occur in and around the southern townships of Beveridge, Kilmore/Kilmore East and Wallan. The Council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. Mitchell Shire Council meets in the Council Chambers at Mitchell Civic Centre in Broadford. It also has Customer and Library Service Centres in Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan. Mitchell Shire has
104-429: Is named after an early British surveyor and explorer , Major Thomas Mitchell , who explored the south-eastern part of Australia, and whose return route for his third expedition passed through the present-day LGA. The Shire is Victoria’s fastest growing municipality. As an interface growth area, it offers a mix of rural and urban living with affordable housing and a diversity of lifestyle and housing choices. By 2041 it
117-529: Is the Eltham courthouse which was restored in 2022. Eltham Library and Diamond Valley Library located in Greensborough are operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library A mobile library service is also operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library serving the locations of Doreen, Panton Hill, St Andrews, Hurstbridge, North Warrandye, Kangaroo Ground, Diamond Creek and Christmas Hills. Nillumbikk U3A provides
130-573: The Shire of Pyalong , the Shire of Kilmore , most of the Shire of Broadford , and parts of the Shire of McIvor and Rural City of Seymour . The Shire is governed and administered by Mitchell Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Broadford, it also has service centres located in Kilmore, Beveridge, Seymour and Wallan. The Shire
143-399: The same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification. Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with the most recent elections held in 2024. (2021) This is a list of former local government areas in Victoria. Many of these existed from the 19th century until the 1994 statewite local government amalgamations . This is
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#1732776333988156-590: The state government declaring that infighting was affecting the ability of the council to function. Nillumbik was rated third of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008. The current council was elected in October 2020 for a four-year term. The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 62,895, up from 61,273 in the 2016 census. ^ - Territory divided with another LGA Nillumbik's oldest public building
169-515: The tag-line The Green Wedge Shire . The Nillumbik Council offices are located in Civic Drive, Greensborough . The shire's name is derived from the Parish of Nillumbik, which was named in the 1830s the term nyilum bik meaning "Bad Earth" in the local Aboriginal language Woiwurrung . On 13 October 1998, Nillumbik Council was suspended by then Local Government minister Rob Maclellan , with
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