City of Greater Shepparton
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The City of Greater Shepparton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the northern part of the state. It has an area of 2,420 square kilometres, and in 2001 it had a population of 56,000. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Shepparton
, Shire of Shepparton
, and parts of the Shire of Rodney
, Shire of Euroa
, Shire of Goulburn
, Shire of Tungamah
, Shire of Violet Town
and Shire of Waranga
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The Greater Shepparton City Council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
City of Shepparton
The City of Shepparton was a Local Government Area located in the Goulburn Valley region about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The City covered an area of , and existed from 1927 until 1994...
, Shire of Shepparton
Shire of Shepparton
The Shire of Shepparton was a Local Government Area located in the Goulburn Valley region about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1884 until 1994. From 1927 onwards, Shepparton itself was managed by a separate entity,...
, and parts of the Shire of Rodney
Shire of Rodney
The Shire of Rodney was a Local Government Area located in the Goulburn Valley region about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, between Kyabram and Shepparton. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1886 until 1994.-History:...
, Shire of Euroa
Shire of Euroa
The Shire of Euroa was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994.-History:...
, Shire of Goulburn
Shire of Goulburn
The Shire of Goulburn was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994.-History:...
, Shire of Tungamah
Shire of Tungamah
The Shire of Tungamah was a Local Government Area located in the Goulburn Valley region about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia...
, Shire of Violet Town
Shire of Violet Town
The Shire of Violet Town was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1994.-History:...
and Shire of Waranga
Shire of Waranga
The Shire of Waranga was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.-History:...
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The Greater Shepparton City Council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
See also
- SheppartonShepparton, VictoriaShepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
- MooroopnaMooroopna, VictoriaMooroopna is a rural town located north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the banks of the Goulburn River opposite the larger town of Shepparton. The Midland Highway crosses the river between the two towns...
- TaturaTatura, VictoriaTatura is a town 17 km west-south-west of Shepparton in Victoria, Australia located 3 km off the Midland Highway, forming part of the City of Greater Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Tatura had a population of 3,533, however the true figure is believed to be close to 4,400. Attractions...
- List of localities (Victoria)