The Shire of Mansfield is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state. It includes the towns of Mansfield

Mansfield, Victoria

Mansfield is a small town in the foothills of the Victorian part of the Australian Alps. It is approximately 180 km north-east of Melbourne...

, Mount Buller

Mount Buller, Victoria

Mount Buller is a town in Victoria, Australia east of Melbourne on the slopes of Mount Buller . Primarily a resort town, Mount Buller is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its close location to Melbourne...

, Bonnie Doon

Bonnie Doon, Victoria

Bonnie Doon is a small village in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Maroondah Highway, in the Shire of Mansfield. Bonnie Doon is 115 kilometres north-east from Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Bonnie Doon and the surrounding area had a population of 755....

, Jamieson

Jamieson, Victoria

Jamieson is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located at the junction of the Goulburn River and Jamieson River, north-east of Melbourne. The name is believed to have been derived from George Jamieson, a shepherd who grazed sheep in the area in the 1850s...

, Kevington

Kevington, Victoria

Kevington is a town in Victoria, Australia, located south of Jamieson on the Mansfield - Woods Point Road, in the Shire of Mansfield. The Goulburn River runs through Kevington....

, Merrijig and Woods Point. In 2006 it had a population of 7,191.

The shire is bordered by the Rural City of Benalla

Rural City of Benalla

The Rural City of Benalla is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state. It has a population of 13,523 and an area of 235,059 ha...

, the Shire of Baw Baw, the Shire of Murrindindi, the Shire of Yarra Ranges

Shire of Yarra Ranges

The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...

, the Shire of Strathbogie and the Shire of Wellington. There is one unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 within the shire; the area around Mount Buller

Mount Buller, Victoria

Mount Buller is a town in Victoria, Australia east of Melbourne on the slopes of Mount Buller . Primarily a resort town, Mount Buller is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its close location to Melbourne...

. The current Shire was formed from the 2002 demerger of the Shire of Delatite.

Wards

• Bonnie Doon
• Jamieson
• Mansfield
• Tolmie

Mansfield ward is represented by two elected Councillors, the others by one elected Councillor.

External links

• Mansfield Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps