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The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres (815 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158. [ 1 ]
Moorabool Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing nine members. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020. [16]
Bacchus Marsh is the largest urban area in the Shire of Moorabool local government area. Traditionally a market garden area producing a large amount of the region's fruits and vegetables , in recent decades it has transformed into the main commuter town on the Melbourne-Ballarat corridor.
Moorabool contains a number of heritage listed sites, including: Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 [3] 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station [4] Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct [5]
Victoria's Central Highlands A log dump in the Central Highlands. The Central Highlands subregion is part of the Grampians region in western Victoria.It includes the municipalities of Rural City of Ararat, City of Ballarat, Golden Plains Shire, Shire of Hepburn, Shire of Moorabool, Shire of Pyrenees.
Gordon is a town in Victoria, Australia, named after settler George Gordon. [2] The town is located on the Old Melbourne Road in the Shire of Moorabool local government area, 95 kilometres (59 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Gordon had a population of 1,393. [1]
Mount Egerton is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the mountain by the same name in the Shire of Moorabool local government area, 97 kilometres (60 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Mount Egerton had a population of 582. [1] It was named after settler George Egerton. [2]
Blackwood is a town in Victoria, Australia. The township is located on the Lerderderg River, 89 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Melbourne, within the Wombat State Forest. Blackwood is in the Shire of Moorabool local government area and had a population of 387 at the 2021 census. [1]