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 and in August 2021 had a population of 38,735. It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala and Rushworth.
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.
History The Shire of Campaspe was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Echuca, Shire of Deakin, Shire of Rochester, Shire of Waranga, and Town of Kyabram, along with parts of the Shire of Rodney and small sections of the Shires of Gordon and Cohuna around Kow Swamp.
Council Current composition The council is unsubdivided, with all nine councillors elected to represent the whole shire area. WardCouncillorNotesCampaspe 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
Sister cities Shiroi, Chiba, Japan 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.
Population Locality 2016 2021 124 120 504 491 238 282 33 48 36 37 Burramboot 32 36 71 61 304 285 43 43 129 161 * 39 94 78 14,043 15,056 540 577 425 442 80 93 561 563 32 45 551 578 56 51 109 134 315 355 ^ 7,331 7,416 329 363 ^ 393 398 808 850 ^ 35 37 ^ 117 116 17 32 50 59 39 7 388 425 108 138 35 40 ^ 68 67 3,113 3,154 48 49 56 64 1,335 1,411 828 826 144 180 48 60 6 8 96 90 1,926 1,973 ^ 182 221 279 257 * # 315 314 488 483 ^ 42 45 ^ 262 278 103 106 110 109 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in 2016 Census # - Not noted in 2021 Census
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References
External links Official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps