The Shire of Mitchell is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of 2,862 square kilometres (1,105 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 44,299.[1] It includes the towns of Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour, Tallarook, Pyalong and Wallan. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Pyalong, the Shire of Kilmore, most of the Shire of Broadford, and parts of the Shire of McIvor and Rural City of Seymour.[2]

Shire of Mitchell Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	44,299 (2018)[1]
• Density	15.4783/km2 (40.089/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994[2]
Area	2,862 km2 (1,105.0 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Rhonda Sanderson
Council seat	Broadford
Region	Hume Goulburn Valley
State electorate(s)	Euroa Yan Yean
Federal division(s)	Bendigo McEwen Nicholls
Website	Shire of Mitchell
LGAs around Shire of Mitchell: Mount Alexander Greater Bendigo Strathbogie Macedon Ranges Shire of Mitchell Murrindindi Hume Whittlesea Nillumbik

The Shire is governed and administered by the Mitchell Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Broadford, it also has service centres located in Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan. The Shire is named after an early British surveyor and explorer, Major Thomas Mitchell, who explored the south-eastern part of Australia, and whose return route for his third expedition passed through the present-day LGA.

It is one of the fastest growing regional municipalities in Victoria.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[3]

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Broadford Civic Centre, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Broadford, and its service centres in Kilmore, Seymour and Wallan.

Towns and localities

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 44,299.[1]

See also

• List of localities (Victoria)
• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Mitchell

References

External links

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

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