Indigo Shire Council
Address
101 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH 3747
Postal
PO Box 28, BEECHWORTH 3747
Tel
03 5728 8000
Fax
03 5728 1676
indigoshire@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Indigo Shire is 270 km north-east of Melbourne, bordering the Murray River, Australian Alps and the municipalities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, Towong, Alpine and Moira. It is rural in nature with supporting services in small towns. The shire's economy is based on value-adding to local primary produce of the region, especially milk, cereals and grapes, and providing services to people, including tourism. Tourism is also important the Rutherglen wine producing area and the historic townships of Beechworth, Chiltern and Yackandandah attract thousands of visitors.
The main industries include flour mill and cereal food manufacturing, agriculture, other food manufacturing, beverage and malt manufacturing. Residents also commute to Wodonga and Wangaratta for employment.
Localities
Allans Flat, Barnawartha, Beechworth, Brimin, Browns Plains, Bruarong, Carlyle, Charleroi, Chiltern, Chiltern Valley, Cornishtown, Gooramadda, Great Northern, Gundowring, Huon, Indigo, Indigo Valley, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Lilliput, Mudgegonga, Norong, Norong Central, Osbornes Flat, Prentice North, Red Bluff, Rutherglen, Sandy Creek, Staghorn Flat, Stanley, Tangambalanga, Wahgunyah, Woolshed, Wooragee and Yackandandah. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
2044 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 15,367 | 25% | 15% | 45% | 14% |
| 2007 | 15,480 | 26% | 15% | 46% | 14% |
| 2016 | 16,326 | 19% | 15% | 43% | 23% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Indigo 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.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Unsubdivided - Cr Peter Graham
Unsubdivided - Cr Vic Issell
Unsubdivided - Cr Barb Murdoch
Unsubdivided - Cr Peter Croucher
Unsubdivided - Cr Bernard Gaffney (Mayor)
Unsubdivided - Cr Larry Goldsworthy
Unsubdivided - Cr Alison Pockley (Deputy Mayor)
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Brendan McGrath
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 22.248 M | $ 3.016 M | $ 7.055 M | 32% |
| 2006/07 | $ 21.535 M | $ 3.198 M | $ 7.628 M | 35% |
| 2007/08 | $ 21.586 M | $ 3.451 M | $ 8.272 M | 38% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
