Golden Plains Shire
Golden Plains Shire | |||||||||||||
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Typical scenery of the Golden Plains Shire. | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bannockburn | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Owen Sharkey | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,703 km2 (1,044 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 23,120 (2018) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.553/km2 (22.153/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 6 May 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Golden Plains Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central-western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,703 square kilometres (1,044 mi2) and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Inverleigh, Lethbridge, Linton, Meredith, Rokewood, Smythesdale and Teesdale.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Golden Plains Shire Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, and it also has a service centre located in Smythesdale.