Shire of Towong

- 36.216666666667147.16666666667Koordinaten: 36 ° 13 ' S, 147 ° 10' O Towong Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. The area is 6635 km ² and has about 6,000 inhabitants.

Towong located in the extreme north-eastern Victoria about 340 km northeast of the capital, Melbourne and includes the following towns one: Bell Bridge, Berringama, Bethanga, Biggara, Bullioh, Burrowye, Colac Colac, Corryong, Cudgewa, Dartmouth, Eskdale, Granya, Koetong, Mitta Mitta, Nariel Valley, Noorongong, Shelley, Ealgarno, Tallangatta, Tallangatta Valley, Tintaldra, Towong and Walwa. The seat of the City Council is located in Tallangatta on the northern border of New South Wales on Lake Hume.

Lake Dartmouth on the Mitta Mitta River and Lake Hume on the Murray River m³ 4 billion m³ and 3 billion storage space, two large reservoirs that ensure a uniform water supply nationally and across national boundaries. The Dartmouth Dam is 180 m, the highest dam in Australia and also provides a significant contribution to the power supply.

The Hume Dam is also the largest tourist destination in the region. Fishing and water skiing are the favorite activities here.

Towong Shire is sparsely populated and Corryong and Tallangatta are the only two major towns with a population of about 1200 and 900, respectively, with Tallangatta was rebuilt only in the 1950s after the original site had been sacrificed to the Hume Reservoir. Many smaller villages emerged as mining and gold mining settlements in the mountainous region of the Shires in the 19th century. Many residents work as commuters in the urban area Wodonga Albury.

In the place Shelley is located on 800 m height of the highest railway station Victoria, but which is no longer served since the 1980s.

Management

The Towong Shire Council has five members who are elected by the residents of the LGA. Towong is not divided into districts. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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