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Pyrenees Shire
Victoria

Location in Victoria

Population:

6,885(2009)^[1]

Area:

3433 km² (1,325.5 sq mi)

Mayor:

John Quinn

Council Seat:

Avoca

Website: http://www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au/

LGAs around Pyrenees Shire:
Northern Grampians	Northern Grampians	Central Goldfields
Ararat	Pyrenees Shire	Hepburn, Ballarat
Ararat	Corangamite	Golden Plains

The shire offices in Beaufort

Pyrenees Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the western part of the state. It includes the towns of Avoca and Beaufort. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Shire of Avoca, Shire of Lexton and Shire of Ripon. In 2006, it had a population of 6,558, covering over 3,432 square kilometres.

Contents

1 Wards
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Wards

Avoca
Beaufort
Goldsmith, named after Lake Goldsmith
Mitchell
Warrenmang

Each ward is represented by one elected Councillor.^[2]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^ Local Government Victoria. "Pyrenees Shire Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/Web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/CF8D8FADB649D541CA2574E80009F95E?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30

External links

v d e Towns in the Pyrenees Shire Local Government Area

Amphitheatre · Avoca · Beaufort · Brewster · Bung Bong · Burnbank · Caranballac · Crowlands · Ercildoune · Glenpatrick · Homebush · Lamplough · Landsborough · Lexton · Mena Park · Moonambel · Mount Emu · Mount Lonarch · Natte Yallock · Raglan · Redbank · Snake Valley · Trawalla · Warrenmang · Waterloo · Waubra ·

Local Government Areas of Victoria

Greater Melbourne

Inner Melbourne	Melbourne · Port Phillip · Stonnington · Yarra

Metropolitan	Banyule · Bayside · Boroondara · Darebin · Glen Eira · Hobsons Bay · Kingston · Maribyrnong · Maroondah · Monash · Moonee Valley · Moreland · Whitehorse

Outer Metropolitan	Brimbank · Cardinia · Casey · Frankston · Greater Dandenong · Hume · Knox · Manningham · Melton · Mornington Peninsula · Nillumbik · Whittlesea · Wyndham · Yarra Ranges

Southwest

Colac Otway · Golden Plains · Greater Geelong · Queenscliffe · Surf Coast

Central Highlands and Goldfields

Ballarat · Central Goldfields · Greater Bendigo · Hepburn · Loddon · Macedon Ranges · Mitchell · Moorabool · Mount Alexander

Goulburn Valley

Campaspe · Greater Shepparton · Moira · Strathbogie

Northeast

Alpine · Benalla · Falls Creek Alpine Resort · Indigo · Lake Mountain Alpine Resort · Mansfield · Mount Buller Alpine Resort · Mount Hotham Alpine Resort · Mount Stirling Alpine Resort · Murrindindi · Towong · Wangaratta · Wodonga

Gippsland

Bass Coast · Baw Baw · East Gippsland · Elizabeth Island · French Island · Gabo Island · Latrobe · Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort · South Gippsland · Wellington · Yallourn Works Area

Western District

Ararat · Corangamite · Glenelg · Lady Julia Percy Island · Moyne · Pyrenees · Southern Grampians · Warrnambool

Wimmera

Hindmarsh · Horsham · Northern Grampians · West Wimmera · Yarriambiack

The Mallee

Buloke · Gannawarra · Mildura · Swan Hill

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Coordinates: 37°10′00″S 143°25′00″E / 37.1666667°S 143.4166667°E / -37.1666667; 143.4166667

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