The Shire of Murrindindi is a

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in the

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region of

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, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 14,478. It includes the towns of

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, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Marysville, Molesworth, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Yarck and Yea. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the

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, and parts of the

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and

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. The Shire is governed by the Murrindindi Shire Council; its

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and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Alexandra, it also has service centres located in Kinglake and Yea. The Shire is named after the locality of

Murrindindi Murrindindi is a locality along the valley of the Murrindindi River in Victoria, in eastern Australia in the Murrindindi local government area. The nearest town is Yea. At the 2016 census, the suburb of Murrindindi had a population of 107. ...

, which is located near the geographical centre of the LGA. Parts of Murrindindi were badly affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, notably the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. In total, 106 people died across the Shire including 38 in Kinglake and 34 in Marysville. The Lake Mountain ski resort is an

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near the southern border of the shire, which creates a small

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Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.

Administration and governance

The Council meets on a monthly basis for Scheduled Meetings and from time to time for Unscheduled Meetings. The meetings are streamed live on Council's Facebook page. Council provides customer services from its Library and Customer Service Centres in Alexandra, Kinglake and Yea and also from its Mobile Library and Customer Service.

Media

Murrindindi Shire activities are covered weekly in local print publications and also on local radio UGFM. The latest information is also made available on Council's website and Facebook pages.

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 14,478.

References

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