Shire of Campaspe

The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,519 square kilometres (1,745 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 38,735.^[3]

Shire of Campaspe Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	38,735 (2021)[1]
• Density	8.5716/km2 (22.2003/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	20 January 1995[2]
Area	4,519 km2 (1,744.8 sq mi)[3]
Mayor	Cr Daniel Mackrell
Council seat	Echuca
Region	Loddon Mallee
State electorate(s)	Euroa Murray Plains
Federal division(s)	Bendigo Nicholls
Website	Shire of Campaspe
LGAs around Shire of Campaspe: Gannawarra Murray River (NSW) Moira Loddon Shire of Campaspe City of Greater Shepparton Greater Bendigo Strathbogie Strathbogie

It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala and Rushworth. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Echuca, Shire of Deakin, Shire of Rochester, Shire of Waranga, Town of Kyabram and part of the Shire of Rodney.^[2][4]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Campaspe Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Echuca, it also has service centres located in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala. The Shire is named after the Campaspe River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

Shire offices in Echuca

Council

Current composition

The council is unsubdivided, with all nine councillors elected to represent the whole shire area.^[5]

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Campaspe Shire		Robert Amos
		Jessica Mitchell
		Paul Jarman
		John Zobec
		Luke Sharrock
		Tony Marwood
		Adrian Weston
		Daniel Mackrell
		Zoe Cook

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Echuca Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Echuca, and its service centres in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala.

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Loddon Mallee § Campaspe results.[edit]

2024 Victorian local elections: Campaspe^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Rob Amos (elected 1)	3,194	13.93	−6.07[a]
	Independent	Jessica Mitchell (elected 2)	3,160	13.78	+13.78
	Independent	Paul Jarman (elected 3)	2,484	10.83	−43.71[b]
	Independent	John Zobec (elected 4)	2,265	9.88	−10.90[c]
	Independent	Luke Sharrock (elected 5)	2,046	8.92	+8.92
	Independent	Adrian Weston (elected 7)	1,761	7.68	−92.32[d]
	Independent	Tony Marwood (elected 6)	1,714	7.48	−14.51[a]
	Independent	Daniel Mackrell (elected 8)	1,517	6.62	−23.61[c]
	Greens	Zoe Cook (elected 9)	1,501	6.55	+6.55
	Independent National	Michael Farrant	1,467	6.40	+6.40
	Independent	Deb Chumbley	1,329	5.80	+5.80
	Independent	Brett Ould	490	2.14	+2.14
Total formal votes			22,928	94.66	−2.37
Informal votes			1,293	5.34	+2.37
Turnout			24,221	81.46	−0.44

Sister cities

• Shiroi, Chiba, Japan^[9]
• Lequidoe, Aileu Municipality, East Timor
• Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 38,735, up from 37,061 in the 2016 census.^[10]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Ballendella	124	120
Bamawm	504	491
Bamawm Extension	238	282
Bonn	33	48
Burnewang	36	37
Burramboot	32	36
Carag Carag	71	61
Colbinabbin	304	285
Cornella	43	43
Corop	129	161
Creek View	*	39
Diggora	94	78
Echuca	14,043	15,056
Echuca Village	540	577
Echuca West	425	442
Fairy Dell	80	93
Girgarre	561	563
Gobarup	32	45
Gunbower	551	578

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Kanyapella	56	51
Kotta	109	134
Koyuga	315	355
Kyabram^	7,331	7,416
Kyvalley	329	363
Lancaster^	393	398
Lockington	808	850
Milloo^	35	37
Mitiamo^	117	116
Moora	17	32
Muskerry	50	59
Myola	39	7
Nanneella	388	425
Patho	108	138
Pine Grove	35	40
Redcastle^	68	67
Rochester	3,113	3,154
Roslynmead	48	49
Runnymede	56	64

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Rushworth	1,335	1,411
Stanhope	828	826
Strathallan	144	180
Tennyson	48	60
Terrick Terrick East	6	8
Timmering	96	90
Tongala	1,926	1,973
Toolleen^	182	221
Torrumbarry	279	257
Wanalta	*	#
Waranga Shores	315	314
Wharparilla	488	483
Whroo^	42	45
Wyuna^	262	278
Wyuna East	103	106
Yambuna	110	109

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

Notes

1. Compared to results in Echuca Ward at the 2020 election.^[8]
2. Compared to results in Rochester Ward at the 2020 election.^[8]
3. Compared to results in Kyabram–Deakin Ward at the 2020 election.^[8]
4. Compared to results in Waranga Ward at the 2020 election.^[8]