Alpine Shire Council
Address
Great Alpine Road BRIGHT 3741
Postal
PO Box 139 BRIGHT 3741
Tel
03 5755 0555
Fax
03 5755 1811
info@alpineshire.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
The Alpine Shire is about 300 km north east of Melbourne and 70 km south of Albury/Wodonga. About 92% of the shire is public land including parts of the Alpine National Park and all of the Mount Buffalo National Park. Most of the freehold lands are alluvial flood plains along the Ovens, Kiewa and Buffalo Rivers together with the adjoining gentle slopes and hills. The Shire’s economy is based on tourism, forestry and agriculture.
Localities
Abbeyard, Barwidgee, Bogong, Bright, Buckland, Buffalo Creek, Buffalo River, Cobungra, Coral Bank, Dandongadale, Dargo, Dederang, Dinner Plain, Eurobin, Falls Creek, Freeburgh, Gapsted, Germantown, Glen Creek, Gundowring, Harrietville, Havilah, Hotham Heights, Kancoona, Kergunyah South, Merriang, Mongans Bridge, Mount Beauty, Mount Buffalo, Mount Hotham, Mudgeegonga, Myrtleford, Nug Nug, Ovens, Porepunkah, Rosewhite, Running Creek, Selwyn, Smoko, Tawonga, Tawonga South, Upper Gundowring, Wandiligong, Wongungarra and Wonnangatta.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
VICNAMES.
Area
4797 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population.
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 12,574 | 22% | 15% | 44% | 19% |
| 2007 | 12,988 | 23% | 15% | 46% | 19% |
| 2016 | 14,062 | 16% | 17% | 42% | 25% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Alpine Shire 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 2012 elections.
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Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections detailsCouncillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Unsubdivided - Cr Nino Mautone (Mayor)
Unsubdivided - Cr Daryl Pearce
Unsubdivided - Cr Jan Vonarx
Unsubdivided - Cr Narda Cain
Unsubdivided - Cr Tony Keeble
Unsubdivided - Cr Peter Roper
Unsubdivided - Cr Mark Steven
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ian Nicholls
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 16.574 M | $ 2.636 M | $ 8.701 M | 53% |
| 2006/07 | $ 17.712 M | $ 2.758 M | $ 9.290 M | 52% |
| 2007/08 | $ 21.027 M | $ 2.891 M | $ 10.013 M | 48% |
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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