Shire of Buloke
| Shire of Buloke Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 7,078(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8004 km² (3,090.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | David Pollard [2] | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Wycheproof | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-western part of the state and is named after the tree buloke or bulloak Allocasuarina luehmannii which is common in the area. It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof in addition to many smaller localities. It has an area of 8,004 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 6,853. It was formed in 1995 from the merger of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip, Shire of Charlton, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.
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[edit] Wards
- Lower Avoca
- Mallee
- Mount Jeffcott
Buloke Shire is represented by nine councillors, with three Councillors representing each ward. [3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Buloke Shire (12 April 2011). "Buloke Shire - Cr David Pollard (Mayor)". http://www.buloke.vic.gov.au/buloke/extranet.nsf/0/B508CD7BC1896EE4CA257584000C5B7D?opendocument&TopMenu=Council&SideMenu=Contact%20Details%20for%20Councillors. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Local Government Victoria. "Buloke Shire Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/Web20/dvclgv.nsf/allDocs/RWP3B06E878204F5801CA25714D0011C2C8?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30
[edit] External links
- Buloke Shire official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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Coordinates: 36°00′00″S 142°59′16″E / 36°S 142.98778°E
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