Shire of Moira

{{Short description|Local Government Area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = LGA

| name = Moira Shire Council

| state = VIC

| image = Australia Victoria Moira Shire.svg

| caption = Location in Victoria

| pop = 30,522

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA24900|name=Moira (Local Government Area)|accessdate=19 November 2023|quick=on}}

| area = 4045

| area_footnotes =

| est = 1994

| gazetted = 18 November 1994{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=4&state=V&classNum=S87 |title=S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 11) the Shire of Moira |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=18 November 1994 |page=4 |access-date=10 January 2014}}

| mayor = Cr Libro Mustica

| seat = Cobram

| region = Hume

| logo = Moira Shire logo.svg

| url = http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/

| stategov = Ovens Valley

| stategov2= Shepparton

| fedgov = Nicholls

| near-nw = Murray River (NSW)

| near-n = Berrigan (NSW)

| near-ne = Federation (NSW)

| near-w = Murray River (NSW)

| near-e =Indigo

| near-sw = Campaspe

| near-s = Greater Shepparton

| near-se = Benalla
Wangaratta

}}

Moira Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Northern Victoria Region of Victoria, Australia. Located in the north-east part of the state, it covers an area of {{convert|4045|km2|mi2}}. As at August 2021 the population was 30,522.

It includes the towns of Cobram, Nathalia, Numurkah, Tungamah and Yarrawonga. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Cobram, Shire of Nathalia, Shire of Numurkah, and parts of the Shire of Tungamah and Shire of Yarrawonga.

The Shire is governed and administered by the Moira Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Cobram, it also has a service centre located in Yarrawonga. The Shire is named after the county of Moira, of which the LGA occupies the northern part.

Council

=Current composition=

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.{{cite web |url=http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/find-your-local-council/moira |title=Moira Shire Council |author=Local Government in Victoria |website=Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure |publisher=State Government of Victoria |access-date=10 January 2014}}

In the wake of a report detailing the "preventable" murder of a senior manager, the Moira Shire council was dismissed by the Minister for Local Government, Melissa Horne on 7 March 2023. An interim administrator has been appointed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/victoria/moira-council-sacked-after-employee-murder-20230307-p5cq2w.html|title='Catastrophic event': Moira council sacked after employee murder|first=Benjamin Preiss, Sumeyya|last=Ilanbey|date=7 March 2023|website=Brisbane Times}} Elections to elect a new council will not be held until 2028.{{cite news |last1=Preiss |first1=Benjamin |last2=Illanbey |first2=Sumeyya |date=7 March 2023 |title='Extremely toxic atmosphere': Moira council sacked after employee murder |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/moira-council-sacked-after-employee-murder-20230307-p5cq2w.html |work=The Age |access-date=2023-03-07}}

=Administration and governance=

The council meets in various locations around the Shire. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Cobram and its service centre in Yarrawonga.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,522, up from 29,112 in the 2016 census.{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| Locality	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2016	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2021
{{VICcity\|Almonds}}	26	31
{{VICcity\|Barmah}}	282	229
{{VICcity\|Bathumi}}	62	76
{{VICcity\|Bearii}}	145	167
{{VICcity\|Boomahnoomoonah}}	22	14
{{VICcity\|Boosey}}	105	108
{{VICcity\|Boweya North}}	43	42
{{VICcity\|Bundalong}}	428	512
{{VICcity\|Bundalong South}}	51	42
{{VICcity\|Burramine}}	197	241
{{VICcity\|Burramine South}}	24	24
{{VICcity\|Cobram}}	6,014	6,148
{{VICcity\|Cobram East}}	242	232
{{VICcity\|Drumanure}}	41	41

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" \| Population
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| Locality	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2016	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2021
{{VICcity\|Esmond}}	9	17
{{VICcity\|Invergordon}}	610	601
{{VICcity\|Kaarimba}}	85	93
{{VICcity\|Katamatite}}	401	453
{{VICcity\|Katamatite East}}	35	30
{{VICcity\|Katunga}}	996	1,025
{{VICcity\|Koonoomoo}}	296	305
{{VICcity\|Kotupna}}	105	132
{{VICcity\|Lake Rowan}}	66	70
{{VICcity\|Lower Moira}}	25	30
{{VICcity\|Marungi}}^	111	98
{{VICcity\|Muckatah}}	213	170
{{VICcity\|Mundoona}}	119	138
{{VICcity\|Mywee}}	14	20

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" \| Population
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| Locality	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2016	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2021
{{VICcity\|Naring}}	120	122
{{VICcity\|Nathalia}}	1,880	1,982
{{VICcity\|Numurkah}}	4,477	4,604
{{VICcity\|Peechelba}}^	184	177
{{VICcity\|Pelluebla}}	33	29
{{VICcity\|Picola}}	207	206
{{VICcity\|Picola West}}	9	14
{{VICcity\|St James}}	132	123
{{VICcity\|Strathmerton}}	1,052	1,072
{{VICcity\|Telford}}	24	21
{{VICcity\|Tungamah}}	408	449
{{VICcity\|Ulupna}}	23	17
{{VICcity\|Waaia}}	390	420

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" \| Population
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style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| Locality	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2016	style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" \| 2021
{{VICcity\|Waggarandall}}	40	52
{{VICcity\|Wilby}}	166	192
{{VICcity\|Wunghnu}}	334	326
{{VICcity\|Yabba North}}	101	104
{{VICcity\|Yabba South}}	27	32
{{VICcity\|Yalca}}	206	222
{{VICcity\|Yarrawonga}}	7,930	8,661
{{VICcity\|Yarrawonga South}}	15	15
{{VICcity\|Yarroweyah}}	548	551
{{VICcity\|Yielima}}	87	93
{{VICcity\|Youanmite}}	59	56
{{VICcity\|Youarang}}	39	34
{{VICcity\|Yundool}}	44	52

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

References

External links

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[http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/ Moira Shire Council official website]
[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/101 Metlink local public transport map]
[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps]

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Category:Local government areas of Victoria (state)

Category:Hume (region)