Rural City of Horsham
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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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 4,267 square kilometres (1,647 mi2) and in June 2018, had a population of 19,875.[1] It includes the towns of Brimpaen, Dadswells Bridge, Dooen, Haven, Horsham, Laharum, Natimuk, Noradjuha and Pimpinio.
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Municipal offices in Horsham Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Horsham | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Brian Klowss | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,267 km2 (1,647 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 19,875 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.6578/km2 (12.0637/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995[2] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Rural City of Horsham | ||||||||||||
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The Rural City is governed and administered by the Horsham Rural City Council; its seat of local government 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 Horsham, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 16,514.[3]
The region is the site of lakes and the Wimmera River system and in normal seasons is popular with fishing, boating, swimming and water enthusiasts.
Traditional owners
There are multiple traditional owners of this land, the Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Jupagulk, Wergaia and Wotjobaluk people.[4]
History
The Rural City of Horsham was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of the City of Horsham, most of the Shire of Wimmera and Shire of Arapiles, and part of the Shire of Kowree.[2]
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 2024 election, are:[5]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Green Park | Independent | Dean O'Loughlin | ||
| Horsham North | Independent | Todd C. Wilson | ||
| Kalimna | Independent | Rebecca Sluggett | ||
| May Park | Independent | Cam McDonald | ||
| Oatlands | Independent | Angela Munn | ||
| Pine Lake | Independent | Ian Ross | ||
| Wyn Wyn | Independent | Brian Klowss | Mayor | |
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[6]
| Population | ||
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| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Arapiles | * | # |
| Blackheath | * | # |
| Brimpaen^ | 79 | 80 |
| Bungalally | 95 | 93 |
| Clear Lake | 78 | 57 |
| Dadswells Bridge^ | 71 | 69 |
| Dooen | 240 | 250 |
| Douglas^ | 65 | 74 |
| Drung | 147 | 119 |
| Duchembegarra | 38 | 47 |
| Grass Flat^ | * | # |
| Haven | 1,304 | 1,443 |
| Horsham | 14,543 | 15,134 |
| Jilpander | * | # |
| Jung^ | 241 | # |
| Kalkee | 52 | 48 |
| Kanagulk | 18 | 28 |
| Kewell^ | 48 | 57 |
| Laharum^ | 196 | 162 |
| Longerenong^ | * | 237 |
| Lower Norton | 231 | 236 |
| McKenzie Creek | 136 | 140 |
| Mitre^ | 69 | 66 |
| Mockinya | 33 | 30 |
| Murra Warra^ | 72 | 63 |
| Natimuk | 514 | 548 |
| Noradjuha | 83 | 89 |
| Nurrabiel | 61 | 43 |
| Pimpinio | 184 | 191 |
| Quantong | 310 | 354 |
| Riverside | 276 | 287 |
| St Helens Plains | 42 | 40 |
| Telangatuk East | 65 | 75 |
| Tooan | 19 | 23 |
| Toolondo | 59 | 74 |
| Vectis | 179 | 184 |
| Wail | 42 | 44 |
| Wartook^ | 84 | 88 |
| Wonwondah | 103 | 114 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
