Shire of Hindmarsh
The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 7,527 square kilometres (2,906 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 5,645, having fallen from 5,852 in June 2013.
| Shire of Hindmarsh Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,645 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.75027/km2 (1.94318/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,524 km2 (2,905.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Melanie Albrecht | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nhill | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, (which in turn was named after John Hindmarsh) located in the east of the LGA.