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Shire of Central Goldfields

Local government area in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Shire of Central Goldfields is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,533 square kilometres (592 sq mi) and, in August 2021 had a population of 13,483.[3]

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It includes the towns of Bealiba, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Maryborough and Talbot. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Maryborough, most of the Shire of Tullaroop, and parts of the Shire of Bet Bet and Shire of Talbot and Clunes.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Central Goldfields Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Maryborough. It also has a service centre located in Talbot. The Shire is named after the region having historically been a major goldfields region in central Victoria.

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Council

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Current composition

The council is composed of seven single member wards.[4]

Councillors elected at the 2024 election are:[5]

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Administration and governance

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

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Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,483, up from 12,995 in the 2016 census.[6]

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^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

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See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

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