Indigo Shire Council

Address

101 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH 3747

Postal

PO Box 28, BEECHWORTH 3747

Tel

03 5728 8000

Fax

03 5728 1676

Email

indigoshire@indigoshire.vic.gov.au

Website

www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au

Municipality Profile

Indigo Shire is 270 km north-east of Melbourne, bordering the Murray River, Australian Alps and the municipalities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, Towong, Alpine and Moira. It is rural in nature with supporting services in small towns. The shire's economy is based on value-adding to local primary produce of the region, especially milk, cereals and grapes, and providing services to people, including tourism. Tourism is also important the Rutherglen wine producing area and the historic townships of Beechworth, Chiltern and Yackandandah attract thousands of visitors. The main industries include flour mill and cereal food manufacturing, agriculture, other food manufacturing, beverage and malt manufacturing. Residents also commute to Wodonga and Wangaratta for employment.

Localities

Allans Flat, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Brimin, Browns Plains, Bruarong, Carlyle, Charleroi, Chiltern, Chiltern Valley, Cornishtown, Gooramadda, Great Northern, Gundowring, Huon, Indigo, Indigo Valley, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Lilliput, Mudgegonga, Norong, Norong Central, Osbornes Flat, Prentice North, Red Bluff, Rutherglen, Sandy Creek, Staghorn Flat, Stanley, Tangambalanga, Wahgunyah, Woolshed, Wooragee and Yackandandah. 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
2,044 sq km	16,225	16,635	17,187	17,738	18,210

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

Indigo Shire Council is an unsubdivided municipality consisting of 7 councillors.
Councillors 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 is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 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.
Unsubdivided - Cr Don Chambers
Unsubdivided - Cr Peter Croucher
Unsubdivided - Cr Bernard Gaffney
Unsubdivided - Cr Roberta Horne
Unsubdivided - Cr Barbara Murdoch (Mayor 2012-13)
Unsubdivided - Cr Jenny O'Connor
Unsubdivided - Cr James Trenery

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Brendan McGrath

Finances

	2010-11	2009-10	2008-09	2007-08
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	25.647m	22.989m	21.466m	20.284m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	27.183m	28.421m	26.206m	21.586m
- Rates & Charges ($)	8.871m	9.773m	8.997m	8.272m
- VGC Grants ($)	4.125m	3.790m	3.609m	3.481m

Source: Victoria Grants Commission