The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.
It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Harrietville, Mount Beauty, Myrtleford and Porepunkah. There are two unincorporated areas surrounded by the shire: the Mount Hotham and Falls Creek Alpine Resorts.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright. It also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.
Over 90% of the Shire is public land. The Shire is home to two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park. The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.
History The Alpine Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, the Shire of Myrtleford, the Gapsted and northern Mudgegonga districts of the United Shire of Beechworth, the Merriang district and the Buffalo Valley west of the Buffalo River from the Shire of Oxley, the Dederang district of the Shire of Yackandandah, and the Dinner Plain district of the Shire of Omeo.
Council Current composition The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. WardCouncillorNotesUnsubdivided Sarah Nicholas Peter Smith John Andersen Dave Byrne Gareth Graham Jean-Pierre Ronco Noah Tanzen
Administration and governance The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.
2020 election results
Townships and localities In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 national census.
Population Locality 2016 2021 0 4 106 96 5 8 2,406 2,620 135 156 255 285 ^ 53 58 83 88 3 8 ^ 99 105 167 198 230 128 Eurobin 212 239 293 326 Freeburgh 110 136 173 156 Germantown 0 0 Glen Creek 54 59 ^ 214 208 338 488 Havilah 21 22 Hotham Heights 196 128 84 74 58 76 178 182 41 43 35 49 824 910 0 5 172 184 3,193 3,285 21 36 219 197 941 1,024 134 141 42 36 0 0 46 56 574 568 862 1,012 99 120 453 522 ^ 0 0 0 0 ^ – Territory divided with another LGA
See also List of localities in Victoria List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in Alpine Shire
References
External links Alpine Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps