Central Goldfields Shire Council
Address
12-22 Nolan Street, MARYBOROUGH 3465
Postal
PO Box 194, MARYBOROUGH 3465
Tel
03 5461 0610
Fax
03 5461 0666
mail@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
The Central Goldfields Shire is located in central Victoria, one hour’s drive from the regional cities of Ballarat and Bendigo and two hour’s drive north west of Melbourne. Originally a gold mining area, the shire has developed on the back of agricultural industry. The main activities are cropping and sheep farming. Maryborough, the principal town in the shire, is a manufacturing centre. The main industries include meat and meat product manufacturing, other food manufacturing, printing & services to printing, agriculture.
Localities
Adelaide Lead, Alma, Amherst, Archdale, Archdale Junction, Bealiba, Bet Bet, Betley, Bowenvale, Bromley, Bung Bong, Campbelltown, Caralulup, Carisbrook, Cotswold, Craigie, Daisy Hill, Dunach, Dunluce, Dunolly, Eddington, Emu, Flagstaff, Glengower, Golden Point, Goldsborough, Havelock, Inkerman, Joyces Creek, Lillicur, Majorca, Maryborough, Moliagul, Moolort, Moonlight Flat, Mount Cameron, Mount Glasgow, Mount Hooghly, Natte Yallock, Rathscar, Red Lion, Rodborough, Simson, Stony Creek, Strathlea, Talbot, Timor, Timor West and Wareek. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
1534 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 12,739 | 22% | 15% | 41% | 22% |
| 2007 | 12,736 | 22% | 15% | 40% | 22% |
| 2016 | 13,260 | 17% | 13% | 42% | 28% |
Source:
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Central Goldfields Shire is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 7 councillors.
Councillors in the 3 single member wards are elected through preferential voting.
Councillors in the 1 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 2012 elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Daisy Hill - Cr Chris Meddows-Taylor (Mayor)
Flynn - Cr John Smith
Maryborough - Cr Geoff Lovett
Maryborough - Cr Paula Nixon
Maryborough - Cr Barry Rinaldi
Maryborough - Cr Annie Constable
Tullaroop - Cr Ian Robertson
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark Johnston
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 16.668 M | $ 2.689 M | $ 5.989 M | 36% |
| 2006/07 | $ 16.858 M | $ 2.693 M | $ 6.575 M | 39% |
| 2007/08 | $ 16.749 M | $ 2.690 M | $ 7.068 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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