The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.
It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Harrietville, Mount Beauty, Myrtleford and Porepunkah. There are two unincorporated areas surrounded by the shire: the Mount Hotham and Falls Creek Alpine Resorts.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright. It also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.
Over 90% of the Shire is public land. The Shire is home to two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park. The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.
center|thumb|250px|The Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.<br>🞲 The [[Falls Creek Alpine Resort|Falls Creek and Mount Hotham Alpine Resorts were excised in 1997]]
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Notes
|-
| rowspan="7"|Unsubdivided
| | || Sarah Nicholas ||
|-
| | || Peter Smith ||
|-
| | || John Andersen ||
|-
| | || Dave Byrne ||
|-
| | || Gareth Graham ||
|-
| | || Jean-Pierre Ronco ||
|-
| | || Noah Tanzen ||
|}
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bright Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bright, and its service centres in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford.
2020 election results
Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 13,235, up from 12,337 in the 2016 national census.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| || 0 || 4
|-
| || 106 || 96
|-
| || 5 || 8
|-
| || 2,406 || 2,620
|-
| || 135 || 156
|-
| || 255 || 285
|-
| ^ || 53 || 58
|-
| || 83 || 88
|-
| || 3 || 8
|-
| ^ || 99 || 105
|-
| || 167 || 198
|-
| || 230 || 128
|-
| Eurobin || 212 || 239
|-
| || 293 || 326
|-
| Freeburgh || 110 || 136
|-
| || 173 || 156
|-
| Germantown || 0 || 0
|-
| Glen Creek || 54 || 59
|-
| ^ || 214 || 208
|-
| || 338 || 488
|-
| Havilah || 21 || 22
|-
| Hotham Heights || 196 || 128
|-
| || 84 || 74
|-
| || 58 || 76
|-
| || 178 || 182
|-
| || 41 || 43
|-
| || 35 || 49
|-
| || 824 || 910
|-
| || 0 || 5
|-
| || 172 || 184
|-
| || 3,193 || 3,285
|-
| || 21 || 36
|-
| || 219 || 197
|-
| || 941 || 1,024
|-
| || 134 || 141
|-
| || 42 || 36
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 46 || 56
|-
| || 574 || 568
|-
| || 862 || 1,012
|-
| || 99 || 120
|-
| || 453 || 522
|-
| ^ || 0 || 0
|-
| || 0 || 0
|}
^ – Territory divided with another LGA
See also
- List of localities in Victoria
- List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in Alpine Shire
References
External links
- Alpine Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps