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The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,326 square kilometres (2,829 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,658,[1] having fallen from 7,438 in 2008.[3] It includes the towns of Hopetoun, Murtoa, Rupanyup and Warracknabeal. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Warracknabeal, Shire of Karkarooc, and parts of the Shire of Dunmunkle and Shire of Wimmera.[2]

Shire of Yarriambiack Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	6,658 (2018)[1]
• Density	0.90882/km2 (2.3538/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995[2]
Area	7,326 km2 (2,828.6 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Kylie Zanker
Council seat	Warracknabeal
Region	Western Victoria
State electorate(s)	Lowan Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Website	Shire of Yarriambiack
LGAs around Shire of Yarriambiack: Mildura Mildura Mildura Hindmarsh Shire of Yarriambiack Buloke Horsham Northern Grampians Northern Grampians

The Shire is governed and administered by the Yarriambiack Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warracknabeal, it also has service centres located in Hopetoun and Rupanyup. The Shire is named after Yarriambiack Creek, a geographical feature that meanders through the LGA from the Wimmera River, through Warracknabeal, to Lake Coorong at Hopetoun.

Council

Current composition

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

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Dunmunkle		Corinne Heintze
		Tom Hamilton
Hopetoun		Helen Ballentine
		Shane Roberts
Warracknabeal		Graeme Massey
		Jean Wise
		Kylie Zanker

Administration and governance

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

Main towns in shire

In 2021 census the shire had a population of 6,556.[5]

See also

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

References

External links

Media related to Shire of Yarriambiack at Wikimedia Commons

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

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[de] Yarriambiack Shire

-36.25142.41666666667 Yarriambiack Shire ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Das Gebiet ist 7325,8 km² groß und hat etwa 6700 Einwohner.[1]

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