Golden Plains Shire

- 38.05144.16666666667Koordinaten: 38 ° 3 ' S, 144 ° 10' O The Golden Plains Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. The area is 2705 km ² and has about 16,000 inhabitants.

Golden Plains is located in the southern half of Victoria about 90 km west of the capital, Melbourne between Geelong and Ballarat, and includes the following towns a Haddon, Mannibadar, Gheringhap, Linton, Enfield, Rokewood, Meredith, Maude Shelford, Bannockburn and Inverleigh. The seat of the City Council is located in Bannockburn in the southeast of the LGA, a community of about 1,500 residents.

In the gold rush era in the 19th century, the area was mainly a transit station between the goldfields around Ballarat and to the port city of Geelong. Otherwise, the Shire is an agricultural region with a predominantly livestock and poultry and cereals.

Management

The Golden Plains Shire Council has nine members, who are elected by the residents of the nine ridings. These nine districts are Bannockburn, Break -O -Day, Forest, Haddon, Ranges, Rivers, Ross Creek, Valley and Woady Yaloak. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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