The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2024 had an estimated population of 5,464, having fallen from 5,852 in June 2013. It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, (which in turn was named after John Hindmarsh) located in the east of the LGA.
History The Shire of Hindmarsh was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.
Council Current composition
The council is composed of three wards and six councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are: WardPartyCouncillorNotesEast Independent Debra Nelson Mayor (2015–2017) IndependentWendy BywatersPosition vacant following 2020 election. By-election held December 2020.North Independent Ron Ismay Mayor (2017–2019, 2020–2021) Independent Brett Ireland West Independent Melanie Albrecht Mayor (2021- ) Independent Rob Gersch Mayor (2019–2020)
Administration and governance The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Nhill Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It provides customer services at its administrative centre in Nhill, and its service centres in Dimboola, Jeparit, and Rainbow.
Townships and localities The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 5,698 down from 5,721 in the 2016 census
Population Locality 2016 2021 Albacutya 0 0 63 53 ^ 3 8 ^ 145 65 ^ 11 15 ^ 1,730 1,635 69 65 87 71 477 476 ^ 803 891 8 3 62 64 5 5 10 8 120 111 2,184 2,401 ^ 683 672 30 36 63 69 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA
See also List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Hindmarsh
References
External links
Hindmarsh Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map