Mansfield Shire Council
Address
33 Highett Street, MANSFIELD 3722
Postal
Private Bag 1000, MANSFIELD 3722
Tel
03 5775 8555
Fax
03 5775 2677
council@mansfield.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Mansfield Shire is located about 180 kms north east of Melbourne. The main town is Mansfield. The surrounding smaller settlements only have small numbers of permanent residents but swell considerably during holidays. Natural attractions include Mount Buller, Mount Stirling, parts of Lake Eildon and Alpine National Parks and the Great Dividing Range.
The Alpine Resort areas of Mount Buller and Mount Stirling are wholly surrounded but excluded from the municipal district. A significant part of the municipality is Crown land.
The main industries are tourism, farming (seed, sheep and cattle), light industry, light manufacturing, related timber industries and retail farming.
Localities
Ancona, Barjarg, Barwite, Bonnie Doon, Boorolite, Bridge Creek, Creek Junction, Delatite, Eildon, Gaffneys Creek, Goughs Bay, Howes Creek, Howitt Plains, Howqua, Howqua Hills, Howqua Inlet, Howqua Plains, Jamieson, Kanumbra, Kevington, Lake Eildon, Licola North, Lima South, Macs Cove, Maindample, Mansfield, Matlock, Merrijig, Merton, Mirimbah, Mount Buller, Mountain Bay, Nillahcootie, Piries, Reynard, Sawmill Settlement, Strathbogie, Tolmie, Woodfield and Woods Point.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
VICNAMES.
Area
3843 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 7,445 | 24% | 15% | 45% | 17% |
| 2007 | 7,793 | 25% | 16% | 47% | 17% |
| 2016 | 8,042 | 20% | 16% | 41% | 23% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Mansfield Shire is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 5 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 2016 elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
5 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Bonnie Doon - Cr Tom Ingpen
Jamieson - Cr Jeff Whyte
Mansfield - Cr Sandie Jeffcoat (Mayor)
Mansfield - Cr Dean Belle
Tolmie - Cr Marg Attley
Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Roff
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 13.189 M | $ 1.993 M | $ 6.269 M | 48% |
| 2006/07 | $ 13.300 M | $ 2.083 M | $ 6.830 M | 51% |
| 2007/08 | $ 13.446 M | $ 2.228 M | $ 7.343 M | 55% |
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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