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The Rural City of Wangaratta 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 3,645 square kilometres (1,407 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,087.[1] It includes the towns of Cheshunt, Eldorado, Everton, Glenrowan, Greta, Greta West, Milawa, Moyhu, Oxley, Tarrawingee, Wangaratta and Whitfield. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Wangaratta, Shire of Wangaratta, Shire of Oxley, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Benalla and Shire of Yarrawonga. When formed the municipality was originally called the Shire of Milawa, but a few months later, was renamed to its current name.[2]

Rural City of Wangaratta Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	29,087 (2018)[1]
• Density	7.9800/km2 (20.668/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994[2]
Area	3,645 km2 (1,407.3 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Dean Rees
Council seat	Wangaratta
Region	Hume
State electorate(s)	Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)	Indi
Website	Rural City of Wangaratta
LGAs around Rural City of Wangaratta: Moira Indigo Indigo Benalla Rural City of Wangaratta Alpine Mansfield Mansfield Wellington

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Wangaratta Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wangaratta. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Wangaratta, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of around 18,500.[3]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and seven councillors, with four councillors elected to the City Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4] As of July 2021, the seven councillors are:

Ward	Councillor		Notes
City		Jack Herry
		Ashlee Fitzpatrick
		Dave Fuller
		Dean Rees	Mayor (2018-current)
North		Harvey Benton
South		Harry Bussell	Deputy Mayor
Warby		Irene Grant

History

The election of Councillors in 2016 followed a three year period where the Council was governed by Administrators. Administrators had been appointed by an Act of Parliament, following the dismissal of the Councillors elected at the 2012 general election.[5] A panel of three administrators, by an Act of Parliament, was appointed to oversee the council until the 2016 municipal elections.[6][7]

Administration and governance

The councillors meet in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Wangaratta Government Centre, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Wangaratta.

Main towns

In 2021 census the rural city had a population of 29,808.

See also

• List of localities (Victoria)
• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Rural City of Wangaratta

References

External links

• Wangaratta Rural City Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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[de] Wangaratta Rural City

-36.3585146.31166666667 Die Rural City of Wangaratta ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria um die Stadt Wangaratta. Das Gebiet ist 3645,1 km² groß und hat etwa 28.300 Einwohner.[1]

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