Shire of Moira
| Shire of Moira Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population | 29,127(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.1425/km2 (18.4989/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4,078 km2 (1,574.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | David McKenzie | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cobram | ||||||||||||
| Region | Murray Goulburn | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray Valley, Rodney | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Murray, Indi | ||||||||||||
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| Website | www.moira.vic.gov.au | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Moira is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the north-east of the state. It includes the towns of Cobram, Numurkah Nathalia and Yarrawonga. It has an area of 4,078 square kilometres. In 2006[update] it had a population of 27,087. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Shire of Cobram, Shire of Nathalia, Shire of Numurkah, and parts of the Shire of Tungamah and Shire of Yarrawonga.
The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Local Government Victoria. "Moira Shire Council". Retrieved 2008-10-30
External links
- Moira Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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Coordinates: 36°05′00″S 145°39′00″E / 36.08333°S 145.65000°E
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