Shire of Campaspe

Shire of Campaspe
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Council offices in Echuca
Official logo of Shire of Campaspe
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionLoddon Mallee
Established1994
Council seatEchuca
Government
 • MayorCr Daniel Mackrell
 • State electorates
 • Federal divisions
Area
[1]
 • Total
4,519 km2 (1,745 sq mi)
Population
 • Total38,735 (2021)[2]
 • Density8.5716/km2 (22.2003/sq mi)
Gazetted20 January 1995[3]
WebsiteShire of Campaspe
LGAs around Shire of Campaspe
Gannawarra Murray River (NSW) Moira
Loddon Shire of Campaspe City of Greater Shepparton
Greater Bendigo Strathbogie Strathbogie

The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,519 square kilometres (1,745 mi2) and in August 2021 had a population of 38,735.[1] It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala and Rushworth.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Campaspe Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Echuca, it also has service centres located in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala. The Shire is named after the Campaspe River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

History

The Shire of Campaspe was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Echuca, Shire of Deakin, Shire of Rochester, Shire of Waranga, and Town of Kyabram, along with parts of the Shire of Rodney and small sections of the Shires of Gordon and Cohuna around Kow Swamp.[3][4]

Campaspe Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.

Council

Current composition

The council is unsubdivided, with all nine councillors elected to represent the whole shire area.[5]

WardCouncillorNotes
Campaspe Shire  Robert Amos
 Jessica Mitchell
 Paul Jarman
 John Zobec
 Luke Sharrock
 Tony Marwood
 Adrian Weston
 Daniel Mackrell
 Zoe Cook

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Echuca Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Echuca, and its service centres in Kyabram, Rochester, Rushworth and Tongala.

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Loddon Mallee § Campaspe results.[edit]
2024 Victorian local elections: Campaspe[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent National Rob Amos (elected 1) 3,194 13.93 −6.07[a]
Independent Jessica Mitchell (elected 2) 3,160 13.78 +13.78
Independent Paul Jarman (elected 3) 2,484 10.83 −43.71[b]
Independent John Zobec (elected 4) 2,265 9.88 −10.90[c]
Independent Luke Sharrock (elected 5) 2,046 8.92 +8.92
Independent Adrian Weston (elected 7) 1,761 7.68 −92.32[d]
Independent Tony Marwood (elected 6) 1,714 7.48 −14.51[a]
Independent Daniel Mackrell (elected 8) 1,517 6.62 −23.61[c]
Greens Zoe Cook (elected 9) 1,501 6.55 +6.55
Independent National Michael Farrant 1,467 6.40 +6.40
Independent Deb Chumbley 1,329 5.80 +5.80
Independent Brett Ould 490 2.14 +2.14
Total formal votes 22,928 94.66 −2.37
Informal votes 1,293 5.34 +2.37
Turnout 24,221 81.46 −0.44

Sister cities

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 38,735, up from 37,061 in the 2016 census.[10]

Population
Locality20162021
Ballendella124120
Bamawm504491
Bamawm Extension238282
Bonn3348
Burnewang3637
Burramboot3236
Carag Carag7161
Colbinabbin304285
Cornella4343
Corop129161
Creek View*39
Diggora9478
Echuca14,04315,056
Echuca Village540577
Echuca West425442
Fairy Dell8093
Girgarre561563
Gobarup3245
Gunbower551578
Kanyapella5651
Kotta109134
Koyuga315355
Kyabram^7,3317,416
Kyvalley329363
Lancaster^393398
Lockington808850
Milloo^3537
Mitiamo^117116
Moora1732
Muskerry5059
Myola397
Nanneella388425
Patho108138
Pine Grove3540
Redcastle^6867
Rochester3,1133,154
Roslynmead4849
Runnymede5664
Rushworth1,3351,411
Stanhope828826
Strathallan144180
Tennyson4860
Terrick Terrick East68
Timmering9690
Tongala1,9261,973
Toolleen^182221
Torrumbarry279257
Wanalta*#
Waranga Shores315314
Wharparilla488483
Whroo^4245
Wyuna^262278
Wyuna East103106
Yambuna110109

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

Notes

  1. 1 2 Compared to results in Echuca Ward at the 2020 election.[8]
  2. ↑ Compared to results in Rochester Ward at the 2020 election.[8]
  3. 1 2 Compared to results in Kyabram–Deakin Ward at the 2020 election.[8]
  4. ↑ Compared to results in Waranga Ward at the 2020 election.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Campaspe (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S4 of 1995". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 20 January 1995). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S2 of 1995". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 19 January 1995). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Campaspe Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Campaspe Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zoe Cook". Victorian Greens. Retrieved 3 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Campaspe Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "International Friendships". Shire of Campaspe. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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