Shire of Moira

Moira Shire Council
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population30,522 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.5456/km2 (19.5430/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area4,045 km2 (1,561.8 sq mi)[1]
Council seatCobram
RegionHume
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Nicholls
WebsiteMoira Shire Council
LGAs around Moira Shire Council:
Murray River (NSW) Berrigan (NSW) Federation (NSW)
Murray River (NSW) Moira Shire Council Indigo
Campaspe Greater Shepparton Benalla
Wangaratta

Moira Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Northern Victoria Region of Victoria, Australia. Located in the north-east part of the state, it covers an area of 4,045 square kilometres (1,562 sq mi). As at August 2021 the population was 30,522.[1]

It includes the towns of Cobram, Nathalia, Numurkah, Tungamah and Yarrawonga. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Cobram, Shire of Nathalia, Shire of Numurkah, and parts of the Shire of Tungamah and Shire of Yarrawonga.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Moira Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Cobram, it also has a service centre located in Yarrawonga. The Shire is named after the county of Moira, of which the LGA occupies the northern part.

Council

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Current composition

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

In the wake of a report detailing the "preventable" murder of a senior manager, the Moira Shire council was dismissed by the Minister for Local Government, Melissa Horne on 7 March 2023. An interim administrator has been appointed.[4] Elections to elect a new council will not be held until 2028.[5]

Administration and governance

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The council meets in various locations around the Shire. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Cobram and its service centre in Yarrawonga.

Townships and localities

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In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,522, up from 29,112 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Almonds 26 31
Barmah 282 229
Bathumi 62 76
Bearii 145 167
Boomahnoomoonah 22 14
Boosey 105 108
Boweya North 43 42
Bundalong 428 512
Bundalong South 51 42
Burramine 197 241
Burramine South 24 24
Cobram 6,014 6,148
Cobram East 242 232
Drumanure 41 41
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Esmond 9 17
Invergordon 610 601
Kaarimba 85 93
Katamatite 401 453
Katamatite East 35 30
Katunga 996 1,025
Koonoomoo 296 305
Kotupna 105 132
Lake Rowan 66 70
Lower Moira 25 30
Marungi^ 111 98
Muckatah 213 170
Mundoona 119 138
Mywee 14 20
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Naring 120 122
Nathalia 1,880 1,982
Numurkah 4,477 4,604
Peechelba^ 184 177
Pelluebla 33 29
Picola 207 206
Picola West 9 14
St James 132 123
Strathmerton 1,052 1,072
Telford 24 21
Tungamah 408 449
Ulupna 23 17
Waaia 390 420
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Waggarandall 40 52
Wilby 166 192
Wunghnu 334 326
Yabba North 101 104
Yabba South 27 32
Yalca 206 222
Yarrawonga 7,930 8,661
Yarrawonga South 15 15
Yarroweyah 548 551
Yielima 87 93
Youanmite 59 56
Youarang 39 34
Yundool 44 52

^ - 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). "Moira (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 11) the Shire of Moira". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Moira Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ Ilanbey, Benjamin Preiss, Sumeyya (7 March 2023). "'Catastrophic event': Moira council sacked after employee murder". Brisbane Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Preiss, Benjamin; Illanbey, Sumeyya (7 March 2023). "'Extremely toxic atmosphere': Moira council sacked after employee murder". The Age. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
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