The Shire of West Wimmera is a

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in the western part of the

Wimmera The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Austral ...

region of

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, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 3,862. It includes the towns of Apsley,

Edenhope Edenhope is a town in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Wimmera Highway, 30 kilometres from the South Australian border, in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area. At the Edenhope had a population of 946. ...

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, Gymbowen, Harrow,

Kaniva Kaniva is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway, north of Little Desert National Park, in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area. It is located roughly east of the South Australian border and east of Bo ...

, Minimay, Nurcoung and

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. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the

Shire of Kaniva The Shire of Kaniva was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia, near the South Australian town of Bordertown. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1891 until 1995. History Kaniva was originall ...

and parts of the

Shire of Kowree The Shire of Kowree was a local government area in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. History Kowree was first incorporated as a road district on 24 June 1862, and became a shire on ...

Shire of Arapiles The Shire of Arapiles was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1888 until 1995. History Arapiles was initially the West Riding of the Shire of Wimmera, ...

and

Shire of Glenelg The Shire of Glenelg is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 19,665. It includes the towns of ...

. The Shire is governed and administered by the West Wimmera Shire Council; its

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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Edenhope, it also has a service centre located in Kaniva. The Shire is named after the

region, in which the LGA occupies the western portion. The LGA is also located entirely to the west of the

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, which actually meanders through another municipality to the east, that is the

Rural City of Horsham The Rural City of Horsham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 19,875. It includes the towns of Brimpaen, Dadswells Bridge, Do ...

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. Council Composition as of September 2022

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers in the Edenhope and Kaniva Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both centres.

Controversies

In April 2022, Mayor Bruce Meyer caused outrage by likening requests to display the internationally-recognised LGBTIQ+ pride flag to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) to the promotion of pedophilia.

Main towns in shire

The 2021 census the shire had a population of 4,006.

References

External links

West Wimmera Shire Council official websiteMetlink local public transport map

Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
Local government areas of Victoria (Australia) Grampians (region) {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub