Gannawarra Shire Council
Address
47 Victoria Street, KERANG 3579
Postal
PO Box 287, KERANG 3579
Tel
03 5450 9333
Fax
03 5450 3023
council@gannawarra.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Gannawarra Shire is located beside the Murray River, in the Loddon Murray region of Victoria. It is three hours’ drive from Melbourne. The major regional centres of Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill are each about one hour away by road.
Gannawarra Shire is a diverse agricultural region. Its economic base is primarily agriculture, with some important concentrations of manufacturing. Agricultural activities include cropping, dairying, grazing, horticulture and viticulture. The main industries include agriculture, and dairy product manufacturing.
Localities
Appin, Appin Park, Appin South, Bael Bael, Beauchamp, Benjeroop, Budgerum East, Burkes Bridge, Cannie, Capels Crossing, Cohuna, Cullen, Daltons Bridge, Dingwall, Fairley, Gannawarra, Gonn Crossing, Gredgwin, Horfield, Kangaroo Lake, Keely, Kerang, Kerang East, Koondrook, Koroop, Lake Charm, Lake Meran, Lalbert, Leitchville, Macorna, Macorna North, McMillans, Mead, Meatian, Meering West, Milnes Bridge, Mincha West, Murrabit, Murrabit West, Myall, Mystic Park, Ninyeunook, Normanville, Oakvale, Pine View, Quambatook, Reedy Lake, Sandhill Lake, Teal Point, Titybong, Towaninny, Tragowel, Wandella, Wee Wee Rup and Westby. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
3732 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 11,665 | 24% | 16% | 40% | 20% |
| 2007 | 11,610 | 24% | 16% | 40% | 20% |
| 2016 | 10,625 | 24% | 16% | 39% | 21% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Gannawarra Shire is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 7 councillors.
Councillors in the 2 single member wards are elected through preferential voting.
Councillors in the 2 multi-member wards 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.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Avoca - Cr Neil Gannon
Murray - Cr Oscar Aertssen
Patchell - Cr Luigi Basile
Patchell - Cr Keith den Houting (Mayor)
Patchell - Cr Max Fehring
Yarran - Cr Neville Goulding
Yarran - Cr Glenn Hall
Chief Executive Officer
Ms Rosanne Kava
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 17.477 M | $ 3.318 M | $ 6.554 M | 38% |
| 2006/07 | $ 16.896 M | $ 3.662 M | $ 7.029 M | 42% |
| 2007/08 | $ 17.995 M | $ 3.683 M | $ 7.502 M | 42% |
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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