Alpine Shire

Shire of Alpine
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population13,235 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.7642/km2 (7.1593/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area4,788 km2 (1,848.7 sq mi)[3]
MayorCr John Forsyth
Council seatBright
RegionHume
State electorate(s)Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)Indi
WebsiteShire of Alpine
LGAs around Shire of Alpine:
Wangaratta Indigo Towong
Wangaratta Shire of Alpine East Gippsland
Wellington Wellington East Gippsland

The Shire of Alpine 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 4,788 square kilometres (1,849 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.[4]

It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire: the areas around Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, Shire of Myrtleford, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Oxley, Shire of Yackandandah and Shire of Omeo.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright, it also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. The Shire is named after its location in the popular alpine region of Victoria.

Over 90% of the Shire is public land.[5] The Shire has two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park.[6] The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.[6]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[7][8]

Ward Councillor Notes
Unsubdivided   Ron Janas
  Kelli Prime
  Tony Keeble
  Simon Kelley
  Katarina Chalwell
  Sarah Nicholas
  John Forsyth

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities.[9] It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford.

2020 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Hume § Alpine.[edit]
2020 Victorian local elections: Alpine[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ron Janas (elected 1) 1,525 17.15
Independent Kelli Prime (elected 2) 1,157 13.01
Independent Tony Keeble (elected 3) 973 10.94
Animal Justice Charlie Vincent (elected 4) 812 9.13 +9.13
Independent Katarina Chalwell (elected 5) 749 8.42
Independent Sarah Nicholas (elected 6) 642 7.22
Independent John Forsyth (elected 7) 604 7.29
Independent Daryl Pearce 521 5.86
Independent Simon Kelley 506 5.69
Independent Mario Vaccaro 483 5.43
Independent Mickey Fletcher 430 4.84
Independent Kitty Knappstein 284 3.19
Independent Jean-Pierre Ronco 205 2.31
Total formal votes 8,891 95.04
Informal votes 464 4.96
Turnout 9,355 83.76

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 national census.[12]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Abbeyard 0 4
Barwidgee 106 96
Bogong 5 8
Bright 2,406 2,620
Buckland 135 156
Buffalo River 255 285
Cobungra^ 53 58
Coral Bank 83 88
Dandongadale 3 8
Dargo^ 99 105
Dederang 167 198
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Dinner Plain 230 128
Eurobin 212 239
Falls Creek 293 326
Freeburgh 110 136
Gapsted 173 156
Germantown 0 0
Glen Creek 54 59
Gundowring^ 214 208
Harrietville 338 488
Havilah 21 22
Hotham Heights 196 128
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Kancoona 84 74
Kergunyah South 58 76
Merriang 178 182
Merriang South 41 43
Mongans Bridge 35 49
Mount Beauty 824 910
Mount Buffalo 0 5
Mudgegonga 172 184
Myrtleford 3,193 3,285
Nug Nug 21 36
Ovens 219 197
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Porepunkah 941 1,024
Rosewhite 134 141
Running Creek 42 36
Selwyn 0 0
Smoko 46 56
Tawonga 574 568
Tawonga South 862 1,012
Upper Gundowring 99 120
Wandiligong 453 522
Wongungarra^ 0 0
Wonnangatta 0 0

^ – Territory divided with another LGA

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alpine (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Local Government Act 1989 – Order Constituting the Shires of Towong, Indigo, Milawa, Delatite, Strathbogie, Murrindindi, Mitchell, Moira and (etc.) – Part 6: Alpine Shire". Victoria Government Gazette (Online Archive) (S87). State Library Victoria: 3–4. 18 November 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ "2021 Alpine, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "About Alpine Shire". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Know Your Council". Alpine Shire. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Alpine Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Meet Your Council". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Council Meertngs". Alpine Shire Council. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Alpine Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ Bunn, Anthony (26 December 2021). "Animal Justice Party councillor Charlie Vincent leaving Alpine Shire after scoring tourism job". The Border Mail. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 11 January 2023.