Yarra Ranges Shire

- 37.75145.35Koordinaten: 37 ° 45 ' S, 145 ° 21' O Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. Yarra Ranges is part of the Outer Metropolitan Area of Melbourne, the outer metropolitan area of the capital Victoria. The area is 2,460 km ², the largest area of ​​LGA the city and has approximately 145,000 inhabitants.

Yarra Ranges is located 34-80 km from the city center at the northeastern end of Melbourne and includes 51 neighborhoods and towns: Badger Creek, Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Chirnside Park, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixons Creek, Don Valley, Ferntree Gully Upper, Ferny Creek, Gruyere, Healesville, Kallista, Kalorama, Kilsyth, Launching Place, Lilydale, Macclesfield, Menzies Creek, Millgrove, Monbulk, Montrose, Mooroolbark, Mount Dandenong, Mount Evelyn, Narre Warren East, Olinda, Sassafras, Selby, Seville, Seville East, Sherbrooke, Silvan, Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Tecoma, The patch, Tremont, Upwey, Wandin East, Wandin North, Warburton, Warburton East, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Glen, Yarra Junction, Yering and Yellingbo. The seat of the City Council is located in Lilydale.

The Shire is located in hilly to mountainous terrain. Approximately in the middle of Mount Donna Buang. On the top with a height of 1250 m is in the winter usually snow and making it the the Melbourne city center, closest Snow area. In the Yarra Ranges a number of reservoirs have been created due to the geological conditions, the largest being on the Yarra River, the Upper Yarra Reservoir, also the Silvan and the Maroondah Reservoir. The area makes an important contribution to the water supply of the city of Melbourne.

The 633 m high Mount Dandenong amidst the Dandenongs is the location of the broadcasting towers for Melbourne, which are again between 72 m and 180 m high. According to the view in good weather ranges from the top of the mountain to the city center or Port Phillip Bay.

Yering was one of the early strongholds Australian wine industry and already got the end of the 19th century international recognition. After a temporary lull, the Yarra Valley is once again a popular wine region. In addition, is grown on the agricultural land of the Shire much fruit.

Belgrave in the southwest of the Shires is the starting point of Puffing Billy, the only preserved historical steam railway Melbourne. The range of tourist railway runs south-west to Emerald Lake and through the north of the Cardinia Shire until after Gembrook.

Management

The Yarra Ranges Shire Council has nine members, who are elected by the residents of the nine Wards. These nine electoral districts ( Billanook, Chandler, Chrinside, Lyster, Melba, O'Shannassy, Ryrie, Streeton and Walling ) are set independently of the districts. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

States and territories of Australia Ward (country subdivision) Local government areas of Australia Warburton (Victoria) Maroondah Dam Dandenong Ranges Puffing Billy Railway Shire of Cardinia Australian Bureau of Statistics Local government in Victoria Alpine Shire Rural City of Ararat City of Ballarat Bass Coast Shire Shire of Baw Baw Rural City of Benalla Shire of Buloke Shire of Campaspe Shire of Central Goldfields Shire of Colac Otway Shire of Corangamite Shire of East Gippsland Shire of Gannawarra Shire of Glenelg Golden Plains Shire Shire of Hepburn Shire of Hindmarsh Rural City of Horsham Shire of Indigo Shire of Loddon Shire of Mansfield Rural City of Mildura Shire of Mitchell Shire of Moira Shire of Moorabool Shire of Mount Alexander Shire of Moyne Shire of Murrindindi Shire of Northern Grampians Shire of Pyrenees City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank City of Casey City of Melton Shire of Mornington Peninsula Shire of Nillumbik City of Port Phillip
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