The City of Greater Shepparton is a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the Hume region of

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, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 66,007. It includes the city of

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

and the towns of

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, Ardmona, Congupna,

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, Grahamvale, Kialla,

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Merrigum Merrigum is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Merrigum had a population of 672. Merrigum Post Offic ...

Mooroopna Mooroopna is a rural town located north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the banks of the Goulburn River opposite the larger town of Shepparton. The Midland Highway crosses the river between the two towns. At the 2016 census, Moor ...

, Murchison, Tallygaroopna,

Tatura Tatura is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia, and is situated within the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital (Melbourne) and west of the regional centre of Shepparton. At the ...

Toolamba Toolamba is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Toolamba and the surrounding area had a population of 873. ...

and

Undera Undera is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne and north-west of the regional centre of Shepparton. At th ...

. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the

City of Shepparton The City of Shepparton was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1927 until 1994. It excluded areas such as M ...

Shire of Shepparton The Shire of Shepparton was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1884 until 1994. From 1927 onwards, Sheppa ...

, and parts of the

Shire of Rodney The Shire of Rodney was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, located between Kyabram and Shepparton. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1886 ...

Shire of Euroa The Shire of Euroa was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994. History Euroa was originally within the Shire of Benalla ( ...

Shire of Goulburn The Shire of Goulburn was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994. History Goulburn was first incorporated as a road distri ...

Shire of Tungamah The Shire of Tungamah was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994. History Tungamah was o ...

Shire of Violet Town The Shire of Violet Town was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1994. History Violet Town was first incorporated as a sh ...

and

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. The City is governed and administered by the Greater Shepparton City Council; its

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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Shepparton, it also has a service centre located in Tatura. The City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Shepparton, which together with adjoining Mooroopna form the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 51,903. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The last council election was in 2020. The elected councillors of Greater Shepparton in 2022 are:

Administration and governance

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

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 66,007.

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