Ararat Rural City Council
Address
59 Vincent St, ARARAT 3377
Postal
PO Box 246, ARARAT 3377
Tel
03 5355 0200
Fax
03 5352 1695
council@ararat.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Ararat Rural City is a versatile primary production area famous for its premium viticulture and wine industry, quality merino wool, and cropping and manufacturing industries. Ararat Rural City forms a “gateway” to important tourism destinations such as the Grampians Ranges, Pyrenees Ranges, Mt Langi Ghiran, Mt Cole and Lake Bolac.
Ararat (pop. 7,500) is the district retail hub. Ararat is located 200 kilometres west of Melbourne on the Western Highway at the junction of several major highways.
Localities
Ararat, Armstrong, Ballyrogan, Bayindeen, Black Range, Bornes Hill, Buangor, Carranballac, Cathcart, Chatsworth, Crowlands, Denicull Creek, Dobie, Dunkeld, Dunneworthy, Elmhurst, Eversley, Glenlogie, Glenthompson, Great Western, Halls Gap, Lake Bolac, Langi Logan, Mafeking, Maroona, Middle Creek, Mininera, Mount Cole, Mount Cole Creek, Moyston, Narrapumelap South, Nerrin Nerrin, Norval, Pomonal, Pura Pura, Rhymney, Rocky Point, Rossbridge, Stavely, Stoneleigh, Streatham, Tatyoon, Warrak, Westmere, Wickliffe, Willaura, Woorndoo and Yalla-Y-Poora.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
4210 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 11,653 | 23% | 16% | 43% | 18% |
| 2007 | 11,671 | 23% | 16% | 43% | 18% |
| 2016 | 11,455 | 17% | 16% | 41% | 27% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Ararat Rural City is an unsubdivided municipality consisting of 7 councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 elections.
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Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.Councillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Unsubdivided - Cr Gwenda Allgood (Mayor)
Unsubdivided - Cr John Cunningham
Unsubdivided - Cr Colin McKenzie
Unsubdivided - Cr Ian Wilson
Unsubdivided - Cr Andrea Marian
Unsubdivided - Cr Anne Marshall
Unsubdivided - Cr Murray Woods
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stephen Chapple
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 16.013 M | $ 3.777 M | $ 7.835 M | 49% |
| 2006/07 | $ 19.442 M | $ 3.959 M | $ 8.380 M | 43% |
| 2007/08 | $ 19.070 M | $ 4.131 M | $ 8.871 M | 47% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
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