The Rural City of Horsham 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 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 Dadswells Bridge is a town in Victoria, Australia, located along the Western Highway in the Wimmera region. At the 2021 census, Dadswells Bridge had a population of 69. The town has been threatened by major bushfires and grassfires, most rece ...

, Dooen, Haven,

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

, Laharum, Natimuk, Noradjuha and Pimpinio. It was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of the

City of Horsham The City of Horsham was a Local government in Australia, local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The munincipality covered an area of , and existed from 1882 unti ...

, most of the

Shire of Wimmera The Shire of Wimmera was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The municipality covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. Although its shir ...

and

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 part 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 ...

. The Rural City is governed and administered by the Horsham Rural City Council; its

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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Horsham. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north-east of the LGA, that is

, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 16,514. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. The city was winner of Australia's tidiest town in 2001. There is a shopping precinct that offers coffee shops and restaurants. Horsham is the capital of the region and hosts events from sport to cultural interests. The Horsham golf course is known as country Victoria's best, as awarded from the pro-am circuit. The region is the site of lakes and a Wimmera River system and in normal seasons is popular with fishing, boating, swimming and water enthusiasts.

Traditional owners

There are multiple

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of this land, they are Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Jupagulk,

Wergaia The Wergaia or Werrigia people are an Aboriginal Australian group in the Mallee and Wimmera regions of north-Western Victoria, made up of a number of clans. The people were also known as the Maligundidj (in the Wotjobaluk language) which mea ...

and

Wotjobaluk The Wotjobaluk are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Victoria. They are closely related to the Wergaia people. Language R. H. Mathews supplied a brief analysis of the Wotjobaluk language (now known as Wergaia), describing what he ...

people.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Horsham Civic Centre, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Horsham.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the rural city had a population of 20,429 up from 19,642 in the 2016 census ^ - ''Territory divided with another LGA''
* - ''Not noted in 2016 Census''
# - ''Not noted in 2021 Census''

References

External links

Horsham Rural City Council official website

Official tourist website for Horsham

Metlink local public transport map

Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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