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The Mount Alexander Shire (officially Shire of Mount Alexander) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,530 square kilometres (590 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 20,253. [ 3 ]
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Mount Alexander Shire Council is composed of eight single-member wards. The council increased from seven members to eight prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across five wards (four single-member and one three-member). [24]
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Its local government area is the Shire of Mount Alexander. At the 2016 census, Taradale had a population of 448. [1] The town is also located on the Melbourne to Bendigo railway line, although the station was closed in 1976.
Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council.
English: Locator map of the named LGA in Victoria Australia Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 124 %. Geographic limits of the map: * N: 33.8° S * S: 39.3° S * W: 140.6° E * E: 150.3° E
In October 1915 Newstead Shire absorbed Mount Alexander United Shire, which had been created in June 1871 by amalgamating Campbell's Creek Road District, Fryers Road District and Guildford Borough. The expanded shire was renamed Newstead & Mount Alexander Shire in May 1916. The name reverted to Newstead Shire in May 1949.