Shire of Central Goldfields
Shire of Central Goldfields is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,533 square kilometres (592 sq mi) and, in August 2021 had a population of 13,483.
| Shire of Central Goldfields Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 13,483 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.795/km2 (22.779/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 19 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,533 km2 (591.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Central Goldfields | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Bealiba, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Maryborough and Talbot. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the City of Maryborough, most of the Shire of Tullaroop, and parts of the Shire of Bet Bet and Shire of Talbot and Clunes.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Central Goldfields Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Maryborough. It also has a service centre located in Talbot. The Shire is named after the region having historically been a major goldfields region in central Victoria.