Mansfield Shire

Contact Information

Address: 33 Highett Street, MANSFIELD 3722
Postal: Private Bag 1000, MANSFIELD 3724
Phone: 03 5775 8555
Fax: 03 5775 2677
Contact: council@mansfield.vic.gov.au
Web: http://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au
Mayor: Cr Harry Westerndorp
CEO: Mr Alex Green
Service Seeker: http://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au/councilservices/communityservices.aspx

Profile

Mansfield Shire is located about 180 kms north east of Melbourne. The main town is Mansfield. The surrounding smaller settlements only have small numbers of permanent residents but swell considerably during holidays. Natural attractions include Mount Buller, Mount Stirling, parts of Lake Eildon and Alpine National Parks and the Great Dividing Range.

The Alpine Resort areas of Mount Buller and Mount Stirling are wholly surrounded but excluded from the municipal district. A significant part of the municipality is Crown land. The main industries are tourism, farming (seed, sheep and cattle), light industry, light manufacturing, related timber industries and retail farming.

Mansfield is part of the Small Shire council grouping and can be compared with similar councils. More information on council groupings can be found here.

Localities

Ancona, Barjarg, Barwite, Bonnie Doon, Boorolite, Bridge Creek, Delatite, Gaffneys Creek, Goughs Bay, Howes Creek, Howqua, Howqua Hills, Howqua Inlet, Jamieson, Kevington, Lake Eildon, Nillahcootie, Piries, Sawmill Settlement, Tolmie, Woodfield and Woods Point.

For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Community Satisfaction

Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey Statewide Results 2017

Annual Report

Mansfield Shire Council Annual report 2016/17

Elections

Mansfield Shire Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 4 wards and 5 Councillors.

Councillors in the 3 single member wards are elected through preferential voting. Councillors in the 1 multi-member wards are elected through proportional representation voting. Since 2008, all Victorian Councillors serve a four year term. The next general election is in October 2020.

Visit the Guide for more information on Council Elections.
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Councillors

5 Councillors elected in October 2016.

Bonnie Doon - Cr Paul Sladdin

Jamieson - Cr Harry Westendorp - Mayor

Mansfield - Cr Peter Olver

Mansfield - Cr Paul Volkering

Tolmie - Cr Marg Attley

Population data

Estimated resident population. Source: Victoria in Future 2016 - Population and Household Projections to 2031

2016 8,325
2021 8,719
2026 9,140
2031 9,595

Finances

Source: Victoria Grants Commission.
The figures in the bottom two rows of the table show combined one-off and ongoing funding received by council from both the Federal and State Governments. It is important to note that this amount can change significantly from year to year as individual government funding programs change and natural events such as fires and floods occur.

Data shows the amount allocated in respect of the relevant financial year. In some years, that amount will vary from the payments received that year, as a result of the Commonwealth "bringing forward" some payments.

	2015-16	2014-15	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	18.235m	18.596m	18.108m	18.783m	18.083m	20.477m	15.258m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	18.185m	21.693m	18.552m	19.894m	22.213m	26.236m	20.008m
- Rates and Charges	12.146m	11.640m	11.187m	10.681m	9.885m	9.123m	8.522m
- VGC Grants	2.792m	2.785m	2.779m	2.637m	2.641m	2.552m	2.440m
Non-Recurrent Government Grants	0.628m	2.595m	1.548m	2.800m	1.597m	10.153m	5.418m
Recurrent Government Grants	3.675m	1.445m	1.437m	1.412m	3.049m	1.751m	1.791m

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