Rural City of Benalla

Rural City of Benalla
Rural City of Benalla; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	13,861 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	5.8362/km2 (15.116/sq mi)
Established	2002
Gazetted	17 October 2002[2]
Area	2,375 km2 (917.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Barbara Alexander
Council seat	Benalla
Region	Hume
State electorate(s)	Euroa
Federal Division(s)	Indi
Website	Rural City of Benalla
	LGAs around Rural City of Benalla:

The Rural City of Benalla is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,843 square kilometres (1,484 sq mi) and, at the 2016 Census had a population of almost 14,000.

It includes the towns of Baddaginnie, Benalla, Devenish, Goorambat, Major Plains, Swanpool, Tatong, Thoona, Warrenbayne and Winton. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Shire of Delatite into the current rural city and the Shire of Mansfield.^[2]

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Benalla Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Benalla. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre-north of the LGA, that is Benalla, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 10,331.^[3]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.^[4]

Ward		Notes
Unsubdivided	Barbara Alexander	Mayor (2013–14)
	Peter Davis
	Ellen Crocker
	Andrew Vale
	Justin King
	Suzy Martin
	Margaret Richards

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Benalla Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Benalla.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Benalla (RC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search (17 October 2002). "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria. pp. 85–97. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ Census QuickStats (2011). "Benalla (SS) – SSC20115". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Benalla Rural City Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 36°33′00″S 145°58′00″E / 36.55000°S 145.96667°E / -36.55000; 145.96667

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Benalla (RC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[Gazette-2] 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Search (17 October 2002). "G42 of 2002: Order estg the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. State Government of Victoria. pp. 85–97. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[3] Census QuickStats (2011). "Benalla (SS) – SSC20115". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[Council-4] Local Government in Victoria. "Benalla Rural City Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.