Shire Of West Wimmera
The Shire is governed and administered by the West Wimmera Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Edenhope, it also has a service centre located in Kaniva. The Shire is named after the Wimmera region, in which the LGA occupies the western portion. The LGA is also located entirely to the west of the Wimmera River, which actually meanders through another municipality to the east, that is the Rural City of Horsham.
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. Council Composition as of November 2022.
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Unsubdivided | Tim Meyer | Mayor | |
Trevor Domaschenz | |||
Bruce Meyer | |||
Tom Houlihan | |||
Jodie Pretlove | Deputy Mayor |
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers in the Edenhope and Kaniva Municipal Offices. It also provides customer services at both centres.
Controversies
In April 2022, Mayor Bruce Meyer caused outrage by likening requests to display the internationally recognised LGBTIQ+ pride flag to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) to the promotion of pedophilia.
Townships and localities
The 2021 census documented the shire's population at 4,006, up from 3,903 in the 2016 census.
Population | ||
---|---|---|
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Apsley | 277 | 329 |
Benayeo | 61 | 69 |
Big Desert^ | 3 | 8 |
Bringalbert | 12 | 6 |
Broughton^ | 145 | 65 |
Charam | 38 | 42 |
Chetwynd^ | 86 | 85 |
Connewirricoo | 24 | 23 |
Dergholm^ | 43 | 57 |
Dorodong | 38 | 21 |
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Douglas^ | 65 | 74 |
Edenhope | 946 | 937 |
Goroke | 299 | 295 |
Grass Flat^ | * | # |
Gymbowen | 52 | 60 |
Harrow^ | 200 | 184 |
Kadnook | 41 | 41 |
Kaniva^ | 803 | 891 |
Karnak | 12 | 9 |
Langkoop | 111 | 100 |
Population | ||
---|---|---|
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Lawloit | 15 | 14 |
Lillimur | 110 | 112 |
Miga Lake | 28 | 33 |
Minimay | 84 | 64 |
Miram | 40 | 36 |
Mitre^ | 69 | 66 |
Neuarpurr | 55 | 56 |
Nurcoung | 40 | 33 |
Ozenkadnook | 30 | 25 |
Population | ||
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Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Patyah | 62 | 58 |
Peronne | 48 | 49 |
Poolaijelo | 40 | 26 |
Powers Creek | 15 | 5 |
Serviceton | 120 | 129 |
Tarrayoukyan^ | 21 | 25 |
Telopea Downs | 45 | 44 |
Ullswater | 43 | 47 |
Wombelano | 41 | 49 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census