Central Goldfields Shire Council

Address

12-22 Nolan Street, MARYBOROUGH 3465

Postal

PO Box 194, MARYBOROUGH 3465

Tel

03 5461 0610

Fax

03 5461 0666

Email

mail@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au

Website

www.centralgoldfields.com.au

Municipality Profile

The Central Goldfields Shire is located in central Victoria, one hour’s drive from the regional cities of Ballarat and Bendigo and two hour’s drive north west of Melbourne. Originally a gold mining area, the shire has developed on the back of agricultural industry. The main activities are cropping and sheep farming. Maryborough, the principal town in the shire, is a manufacturing centre. The main industries include meat and meat product manufacturing, other food manufacturing, printing & services to printing, agriculture.

Localities

Adelaide Lead, Alma, Amherst, Archdale, Archdale Junction, Bealiba, Bet Bet, Betley, Bowenvale, Bromley, Bung Bong, Campbelltown, Caralulup, Carisbrook, Cotswold, Craigie, Daisy Hill, Dunach, Dunluce, Dunolly, Eddington, Emu, Flagstaff, Glengower, Golden Point, Goldsborough, Havelock, Inkerman, Joyces Creek, Lillicur, Majorca, Maryborough, Moliagul, Moolort, Moonlight Flat, Mount Cameron, Mount Glasgow, Mount Hooghly, Natte Yallock, Rathscar, Red Lion, Rodborough, Simson, Stony Creek, Strathlea, Talbot, Timor, Timor West and Wareek. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Population

Population Projections - Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Area	2011	2016	2021	2026	2031
1,534 sq km	12,792	13,257	13,467	13,721	13,988

Source: Victoria in Future 2012 - Population and Household Projections 2011–2031 for Victoria and its Regions, Department of Planning and Community Development, April 2012.

Elections

Central Goldfields Shire Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 7 councillors.
Councillors in the 3 single member wards are elected through preferential voting.
Councillors in the 1 multi-member wards are elected through proportional representation voting.
Since 2008, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.  The next general election is in October 2016.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review was conducted prior to the 2012 elections.
Visit the Guide for more information on Council Elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.

Councillors

7 Councillors elected in October 2012.
Flynn - Cr John Smith
Maryborough - Cr Geoff Lovett
Maryborough - Cr Wendy McIvor
Maryborough - Cr Paula Nixon
Maryborough - Cr Barry Rinaldi (Mayor 2012-13)
Paddys Ranges - Cr John Van Beveren
Tullaroop - Cr Ian Robertson

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Mark Johnston

Finances

	2010-11	2009-10	2008-09	2007-08
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	24.684m	20.142m	21.493m	18.504m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	29.062m	19.492m	21.450m	16.749m
- Rates & Charges ($)	9.081m	8.322m	7.757m	7.068m
- VGC Grants ($)	3.259m	2.978m	2.841m	2.712m

Source: Victoria Grants Commission