Alpine Shire
| Alpine Shire Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 36°40′12.21″S 146°55′21.42″E / 36.6700583°S 146.9226167°ECoordinates: 36°40′12.21″S 146°55′21.42″E / 36.6700583°S 146.9226167°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 12,795(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5,005 km² (1,932.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peter Roper | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bright | ||||||||||||
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| Website | www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au | ||||||||||||
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Alpine Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the north-east of the state. It includes the towns of Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. It has an area of 4,885 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 17,581. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire; the areas around Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Shire of Bright, Shire of Myrtleford and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Oxley, Shire of Yackandandah and the Shire of Omeo.
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Local Government Victoria. "Alpine Shire Council". Retrieved 2008-10-30
External links
- Alpine Shire official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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