Golden Plains Shire | |||||||||||||
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 Typical scenery of the Golden Plains Shire.  | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bannockburn | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Sarah Hayden[1] | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal divisions | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,703 km2 (1,044 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 23,120 (2018)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.553/km2 (22.153/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 6 May 1994[3] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||
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TheGolden Plains Shire is alocal government area inVictoria,Australia, located in the central-western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,703 square kilometres (1,044 sq mi) and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120.[2] It includes the towns ofBannockburn,Inverleigh,Lethbridge,Linton,Meredith,Rokewood,Smythesdale andTeesdale.
The Shire is governed and administered by theGolden Plains Shire Council. Itsseat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, and it also has a service centre located in Smythesdale.[4]
The Shire was formed on 6 May 1994 by the amalgamation of theShire of Bannockburn (specifically, the territory remaining after part of that Shire was absorbed into the newCity of Greater Geelong in May 1993), theShire of Leigh, the bulk of theShire of Grenville and part of theShire of Buninyong.[3] Upon its creation, it was known as the Southern Rural Shire and was intended to exist temporarily until the Local Government Board drew up final council boundaries for the Ballarat region.[5] However, a few months later it was decided to make the municipality permanent, and it was renamed to Golden Plains Shire on 1 October 1994.[6][7]
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent anunsubdivided municipality. The current councillors are:
| Ward | Party | Councillor | |
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| Unsubdivided | Independent | Sarah Hayden | |
| Independent | Des Phelan | ||
| Independent | Emma Robbins | ||
| Independent | Helena Kirby | ||
| Independent | Owen Sharkey | ||
| Greens | Gavin Gamble | ||
| Independent | Dom Cook | ||
The council meets on alternate months in the council chamber at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities, and at The Well in Smythesdale.[8] It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bannockburn, and its service centre in Smythesdale.
| Climate data for She Oaks (She Oaks 1991–2020, records 1990–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.7 (110.7) | 45.2 (113.4) | 39.3 (102.7) | 33.4 (92.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 39.1 (102.4) | 42.0 (107.6) | 45.2 (113.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | −0.9 (30.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | −2.9 (26.8) | −3.5 (25.7) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.1 (26.4) | −2.5 (27.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | −0.2 (31.6) | −0.6 (30.9) | −4.2 (24.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 34.3 (1.35) | 39.9 (1.57) | 24.6 (0.97) | 38.8 (1.53) | 38.3 (1.51) | 41.8 (1.65) | 40.8 (1.61) | 43.8 (1.72) | 48.2 (1.90) | 51.9 (2.04) | 59.5 (2.34) | 30.6 (1.20) | 493.6 (19.43) |
| Average rainy days | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 146.9 |
| Average afternoonrelative humidity (%) | 47 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 58 |
| Source:[9] | |||||||||||||
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 24,985, up from 21,688 in the 2016 census.[10]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Anakie^ | 690 | 734 |
| Bamganie | 37 | 44 |
| Bannockburn | 5,283 | 6,470 |
| Barunah Park | 27 | 33 |
| Batesford^ | 952 | 1,141 |
| Berringa | 167 | 194 |
| Berrybank^ | 40 | 37 |
| Cambrian Hill | 251 | 292 |
| Campbelltown^ | 55 | 51 |
| Cape Clear | 125 | 148 |
| Corindhap | 132 | 131 |
| Cressy^ | 175 | 176 |
| Dereel | 533 | 664 |
| Durdidwarrah | 9 | 12 |
| Durham Lead^ | 392 | 408 |
| Enfield | 538 | 574 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Garibaldi | 123 | 131 |
| Gheringhap | 155 | 132 |
| Glengower^ | 13 | 15 |
| Grenville^ | 99 | 113 |
| Haddon | 1,194 | 1,276 |
| Happy Valley | 85 | 87 |
| Hesse | 19 | 14 |
| Illabarook | 32 | 41 |
| Inverleigh^ | 1,474 | 1,746 |
| Lethbridge | 1,014 | 1,181 |
| Linton^ | 580 | 635 |
| Mannibadar | 80 | 65 |
| Maude | 223 | 211 |
| Meredith^ | 788 | 821 |
| Morrisons^ | 128 | 118 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Mount Bute^ | 58 | 61 |
| Mount Cameron^ | 9 | 15 |
| Mount Mercer | 69 | 94 |
| Murgheboluc | 131 | 132 |
| Napoleons | 553 | 555 |
| Newtown | 122 | 189 |
| Nintingbool | 173 | 168 |
| Piggoreet | 37 | 17 |
| Pitfield | 48 | 14 |
| Pittong^ | 15 | 12 |
| Rokewood | 217 | 208 |
| Rokewood Junction | 32 | 34 |
| Ross Creek | 1,153 | 1,221 |
| Russells Bridge | 67 | 70 |
| Scarsdale | 744 | 855 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| She Oaks | 107 | 126 |
| Shelford | 253 | 263 |
| Smythes Creek^ | 1,467 | 1,762 |
| Smythesdale^ | 1,032 | 1,189 |
| Springdallah | 26 | 35 |
| Staffordshire Reef | 45 | 63 |
| Steiglitz | 53 | 61 |
| Stonehaven | 81 | 79 |
| Stony Creek | 6 | 0 |
| Sutherlands Creek | 108 | 129 |
| Teesdale | 1,721 | 2,308 |
| Wallinduc | 37 | 42 |
| Werneth^ | 60 | 66 |
| Willowvale | 7 | 10 |
| Wingeel^ | 23 | 26 |
^ -Territory divided with anotherLGA
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| National | |
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