Shire of Buloke
The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 6,201. It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip, Shire of Charlton, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.
| Buloke Shire Council Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,201 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.78/km2 (2.01/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,000 km2 (3,088.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Daryl Warren | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wycheproof | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Buloke Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire is governed and administered by the Buloke Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Wycheproof, it also has service centres located in Birchip, Charlton, Donald and Sea Lake. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region, Lake Buloke, which is located in the south of the LGA; the name also comes from the "buloke" or "bulloak" tree Allocasuarina luehmannii, which is common in the region.
Within the Shire, agriculture, particularly grain production, is the predominant source of income and employment.