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The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,184.[1] It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip, Shire of Charlton, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.[2]

Buloke Shire Council Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	6,184 (2018)[1]
• Density	0.77/km2 (2.00/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995[2]
Area	8,000 km2 (3,088.8 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Daryl Warren
Council seat	Wycheproof
Region	Northern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Website	Buloke Shire Council
LGAs around Buloke Shire Council: Mildura Swan Hill Gannawarra Yarriambiack Buloke Shire Council Loddon Yarriambiack Northern Grampians Loddon

The Shire is governed and administered by the Buloke Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Wycheproof, it also has service centres located in Birchip, Charlton, Donald and Sea Lake. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region, Lake Buloke, which is located in the south of the LGA; the name also comes from the "buloke" or "bulloak" tree Allocasuarina luehmannii, which is common in the region.[3]

Within the Shire, agriculture, particularly grain production, is the predominant source of income and employment.[3]

Council

Current composition

The Council is composed of three wards and seven Councillors, with three Councillors elected to represent the Mount Jeffcott Ward and two Councillors per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[4]

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Lower Avoca		Carolyn Stewart
		David Pollard
Mallee		David Vis
		Alan Getley	Deputy Mayor 2021-22
Mount Jeffcott		Graeme Milne
		Bronwyn Simpson
		Daryl Warren	Mayor 2021-22

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Wycheproof Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Wycheproof.

Main towns in shire

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 6,201.[5]

Traditional owners

The traditional owners of this area are the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk and Dja Dja Wurrung.

See also

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Buloke

References

External links

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

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[de] Buloke Shire

-36.083333333333143.21666666667 Buloke Shire ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Das Gebiet ist 8000,4 km² groß und hat etwa 6200 Einwohner.[1]

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- [en] Shire of Buloke

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