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The Mount Alexander Shire (officially Shire of Mount Alexander) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,530 square kilometres (590 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 19,514.[1] It includes the towns of Castlemaine, Chewton, Elphinstone, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Vaughan, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Castlemaine, Shire of Newstead, and most of the Shire of Maldon and Shire of Metcalfe.[2] The traditional owners of the land are Dja Dja Wurrung.[3]

Shire of Mount Alexander Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	19,514 (2018)[1]
• Density	12.75/km2 (33.03/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	19 January 1995[2]
Area	1,530 km2 (590.7 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Bronwen Machin
Council seat	Castlemaine
Region	Northern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Bendigo West
Federal division(s)	Bendigo
Website	Shire of Mount Alexander
LGAs around Shire of Mount Alexander: Loddon Greater Bendigo Greater Bendigo Central Goldfields Shire of Mount Alexander Mitchell Hepburn Hepburn Macedon Ranges

The Shire is governed and administered by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine, it also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after the first European settlers name for the Castlemaine region and goldfields.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Castlemaine Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4]

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Calder		Tony Cordy
Castlemaine		Rosie Annear
		Bill Maltby
		Gary McClure
Coliban		Christine Henderson
Loddon		Matthew Driscoll
Tarrengower		Stephen Gardner

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Castlemaine Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Castlemaine, and its service centres in Maldon and Newstead.

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 19,514.[1]

Town	Population
Barfold	88
Baringhup	205
Barkers Creek	457
Campbells Creek	1,786
Castlemaine	6,757
Chewton	1,313
Drummond North	187
Elphinstone	555
Faraday	158
Fryerstown	228
Guildford	333
Harcourt	943
Lockwood South	951
Maldon	1,513
Metcalfe	185
Moolort	32
Muckleford	405
Newstead	572
Sandon	81
Sutton Grange	132
Taradale	448
Vaughan	64
Yapeen	213

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

External links

• Mount Alexander Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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-37.066666666667144.21666666667 Mount Alexander Shire ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Das Gebiet ist 1529,6 km² groß und hat etwa 18.800 Einwohner.[1]

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