Gannawarra Shire Council

Address

47 Victoria Street, KERANG 3579

Postal

PO Box 287, KERANG 3579

Tel

03 5450 9333

Fax

03 5450 3023

Email

council@gannawarra.vic.gov.au

Website

www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au

Municipality Profile

Gannawarra Shire is located beside the Murray River, in the Loddon Murray region of Victoria. It is three hours’ drive from Melbourne. The major regional centres of Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill are each about one hour away by road.

Gannawarra Shire is a diverse agricultural region. Its economic base is primarily agriculture, with some important concentrations of manufacturing. Agricultural activities include cropping, dairying, grazing, horticulture and viticulture. The main industries include agriculture, and dairy product manufacturing.

Localities

Appin, Appin Park, Appin South, Bael Bael, Beauchamp, Benjeroop, Budgerum East, Burkes Bridge, Cannie, Capels Crossing, Cohuna, Cullen, Daltons Bridge, Dingwall, Fairley, Gannawarra, Gonn Crossing, Gredgwin, Horfield, Kangaroo Lake, Keely, Kerang, Kerang East, Koondrook, Koroop, Lake Charm, Lake Meran, Lalbert, Leitchville, Macorna, Macorna North, McMillans, Mead, Meatian, Meering West, Milnes Bridge, Mincha West, Murrabit, Murrabit West, Myall, Mystic Park, Ninyeunook, Normanville, Oakvale, Pine View, Quambatook, Reedy Lake, Sandhill Lake, Teal Point, Titybong, Towaninny, Tragowel, Wandella, Wee Wee Rup and Westby. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Area & Population

Population Projections - Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Area	2011	2016	2021	2026	2031
3,732 sq km	11,467	11,570	11,479	11,377	11,288

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

Gannawarra Shire Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 7 councillors.
Councillors in the 2 single member wards are elected through preferential voting.
Councillors in the 2 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.
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.
Avoca - Cr Neil Gannon
Murray - Cr Oscar Aertssen
Patchell - Cr Mark Arians
Patchell - Cr Keith den Houting
Patchell - Cr Brian Gibson
Yarran - Cr Neville Goulding (Mayor)
Yarran - Cr Lorraine Learmonth

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Jason Russell  

Finances

	2010-11	2009-10	2008-09	2007-08
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	21.632m	18.931m	18.985m	17.722m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	22.391m	19.533m	20.459m	17.995m
- Rates & Charges ($)	8.907m	7.986m	7.633m	7.502m
- VGC Grants ($)	4.746m	4.053m	3.869,	3.714m

Source: Victoria Grants Commission