Shire of Yarriambiack
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,326 square kilometres (2,829 mi2) and at the 2021 census, had a population of 6,556.[2] It includes the towns of Hopetoun, Murtoa, Rupanyup and Warracknabeal.
Shire of Yarriambiack | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warracknabeal | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Kylie Zanker | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7,326 km2 (2,829 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 6,556 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.89489/km2 (2.3178/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995[3] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Yarriambiack | ||||||||||||
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The Shire is governed and administered by the Yarriambiack Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Warracknabeal, it also has service centres located in Hopetoun and Rupanyup. The Shire is named after Yarriambiack Creek, a geographical feature that meanders through the LGA from the Wimmera River, through Warracknabeal, to Lake Coorong at Hopetoun.
History
The Shire of Yarriambiack was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Warracknabeal, Shire of Karkarooc, most of the Shire of Dunmunkle, and part of the Shire of Wimmera.[3]
In January 1996 part of the Richardson River catchment east and south of Rupanyup was transferred from the Northern Grampians Shire to Yarriambiack after a further Local Government Board review.[4]
🞲 Area transferred from Northern Grampians Shire to Yarriambiack Shire in 1996
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of three wards and six councillors.[5][6] The current councillors, elected at the 2024 election, are:
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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| Dunmunkle | Corinne Heintze | ||
| Melinda Keel | |||
| Hopetoun | Andrew Mclean | Deputy Mayor | |
| Chris K. Lehmann | |||
| Warracknabeal | Karly Kirk | ||
| Kylie Zanker | Mayor | ||
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Warracknabeal Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Warracknabeal, and its service centres in Hopetoun and Rupanyup.
Townships and localities
| Population | ||
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| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Minyip | 524 | 525 |
| Murra Warra^ | 72 | 63 |
| Murtoa | 865 | 897 |
| Patchewollock^ | 133 | 149 |
| Rainbow^ | 683 | 672 |
| Rosebery | 5 | 0 |
| Rupanyup^ | 536 | 545 |
| Sheep Hills | 28 | 27 |
| Speed | 78 | 53 |
| Population | ||
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| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Tempy^ | 57 | 62 |
| Turriff | 29 | 30 |
| Wallup | 31 | 28 |
| Warracknabeal | 2,438 | 2,359 |
| Watchem West^ | 18 | 29 |
| Wilkur^ | 49 | 28 |
| Willenabrina | 9 | 17 |
| Woomelang | 201 | 191 |
| Yaapeet | 84 | 75 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
