Shire of Mansfield

- 33.05146.08333333333Koordinaten: 33 ° 3 ' S, 146 ° 5' O Mansfield Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. The area is 2341 km ² and has about 7,200 inhabitants.

Mansfield is located in the center of the East of Victoria about 180 km north-east of the center of Melbourne and is adjacent to the southeast by the greater Melbourne area. The Shire includes the following localities: Kevington, Woods Point, Bonnie Doon, Merton, Tolmie, Merrijig, Sawmill Settlement, Mansfield, Goughs Bay, Jamieson and Macs Cove. The seat of the City Council is located in Mansfield in the center of the LGA.

The area between the city of Melbourne and the high mountains of the Great Dividing Range is a major tourist destination: Every year about 1.2 million tourists, the sparsely populated " High Country " at the southwest end of the Alpine National Park, the largest national parks in Victoria. Other highlights include the ski resort at 1805 m high Mount Buller and Lake Eildon of the second largest water reservoir of Victoria after Dartmouth Dam, with an area of ​​13,840 hectares and 483 km of coastline.

Management

The Mansfield Shire Council has five members who are elected by the residents of the four Wards. Of these four constituencies represent Bonnie Doon, Jamieson and Tolmie each one, Mansfield Ward Councillor two. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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