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Shire of Towong

Coordinates: 36°19′00″S 147°29′00″E / 36.31667°S 147.48333°E / -36.31667; 147.48333
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Shire of Towong
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,223 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.93228/km2 (2.4146/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area6,675 km2 (2,577.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorAndrew Whitehead
Council seatTallangatta
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteShire of Towong
LGAs around Shire of Towong:
Wodonga Greater Hume (NSW) Snowy Valleys (NSW)
Indigo Shire of Towong Snowy Valleys (NSW)
Alpine East Gippsland Snowy Valleys (NSW)

The Shire of Towong 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 6,675 square kilometres (2,577 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 6,223.[1]

It includes the towns of Corryong, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Tallangatta and Shire of Upper Murray.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Towong Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta, it also has a service centre located in Corryong. The Shire is named after an earlier shire, the Shire of Towong (1874–1920), which occupied the same region as the current LGA.

Council

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Current composition

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The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[3]

Ward Councillor Notes
Unsubdivided   David Wortmann Mayor
  Aaron Scales
  Jennifer Star
  Peter Tolsher
  Andrew Whitehead

Administration and governance

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The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Tallangatta Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Tallangatta, and its service centre in Corryong.

Townships and localities

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According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 6,223, up from 5,985 in the 2016 census.[4]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Bellbridge 370 393
Berringama 37 35
Bethanga 471 485
Biggara 49 61
Bullioh 75 63
Bungil 11 0
Burrowye 43 24
Colac Colac 51 61
Corryong 1,348 1,352
Cudgewa 261 254
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Dartmouth 104 130
Eskdale 242 238
Georges Creek 62 75
Granya 99 88
Guys Forest 18 20
Jarvis Creek 43 46
Koetong 20 26
Lucyvale 28 25
Mitta Mitta 171 171
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Mount Alfred 26 39
Nariel Valley^ 90 87
Old Tallangatta 35 45
Pine Mountain 34 32
Shelley 7 5
Talgarno 219 245
Tallandoon 79 92
Tallangatta 1,082 1,175
Tallangatta East 56 39
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Tallangatta South 139 142
Tallangatta Valley 202 194
Thologolong 11 22
Thowgla Valley 82 70
Tintaldra 60 66
Tom Groggin 0 7
Towong 132 143
Towong Upper 34 37
Walwa 177 191

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Towong (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 2) the Shire of Towong". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Towong Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
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36°19′00″S 147°29′00″E / 36.31667°S 147.48333°E / -36.31667; 147.48333