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| pop = 23120
| pop = 23120
| pop_year = 2018
| pop_year = 2018
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| gazetted = 6 May 1994<ref name=Gazette>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=1&state=V&classNum=S23|title=Order establishing (Part 3) the Southern Rural Shire |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=6 May 1994 |page=1 |accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref>
| gazetted = 6 May 1994<ref name=Gazette>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=1&state=V&classNum=S23|title=Order establishing (Part 3) the Southern Rural Shire |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=6 May 1994 |page=1 |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>
| area = 2703
| area = 2703
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| mayor = Cr Sarah Hayden<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/residents/my-council/about-council/my-councillors|title=My Councillors &#124; Golden Plains Shire Council }}</ref>
| mayor = Cr Owen Sharkey
| seat = [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]]
| seat = [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]]
| region = Western Victoria
| region = [[Grampians (region)|Grampians]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Buninyong|Buninyong]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Eureka|Eureka]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Polwarth|Polwarth]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Geelong|Geelong]]
| stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Ripon|Ripon]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Ballarat|Ballarat]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Ballarat|Ballarat]]
| fedgov2 = [[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]]
| fedgov2 = [[Division of Corangamite|Corangamite]]
| logo = goldenplains.gif
| url = http://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/
| url = http://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/
| near-n = [[City of Ballarat|Ballarat]]
| near-n = [[City of Ballarat|Ballarat]]
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The '''Golden Plains Shire''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|2703|km2|mi2}} and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120.<ref name=ABSLGA/> It includes the towns of [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]], [[Dereel]], [[Gheringhap]], [[Lethbridge, Victoria|Lethbridge]], [[Linton, Victoria|Linton]], [[Berringa, Victoria|Berringa]], [[Teesdale, Victoria|Teesdale]], [[Rokewood, Victoria|Rokewood]] and [[Meredith, Victoria|Meredith]].
The '''Golden Plains Shire''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the central-western part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|2703|km2|mi2}} and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120.<ref name=ABSLGA/> It includes the towns of [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]], [[Inverleigh]], [[Lethbridge, Victoria|Lethbridge]], [[Linton, Victoria|Linton]], [[Rokewood, Victoria|Rokewood]], [[Smythesdale, Victoria|Smythesdale]], [[Teesdale]] and [[Meredith, Victoria|Meredith]].


The Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the [[Shire of Bannockburn]], [[Shire of Leigh]], [[Shire of Grenville]] and part of the [[Shire of Buninyong]]. Upon its creation, it was known as the Southern Rural Shire, intended to exist temporarily until the Local Government Board drew up final council boundaries for the Ballarat region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Plains Shire 20th Annual Report |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%202013_14.pdf |website=Golden Plains Shire |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> However, a few months later it was decided to make the municipality permanent, and it was renamed to its current name on 1 October 1994.<ref name=Gazette /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1995&class=general&page_num=2262&state=V&classNum=G33|title=Order to provide transitional arrangements for the Golden Plains Shire Council in respect of its proposed budget for the 1995–1996 financial year|author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=24 August 1995 |page=1 |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>
The Shire was formed on 6 May 1994 by the amalgamation of the [[Shire of Bannockburn]] (the part remaining after part of it was amalgamated with several other councils to form the new [[City of Greater Geelong]] in May 1993), [[Shire of Leigh]], part of the [[Shire of Grenville]] and part of the [[Shire of Buninyong]]. Upon its creation, it was known as the Southern Rural Shire, intended to exist temporarily until the Local Government Board drew up final council boundaries for the Ballarat region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Plains Shire 20th Annual Report |url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%202013_14.pdf |website=Golden Plains Shire |access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref> However, a few months later it was decided to make the municipality permanent, and it was renamed to its current name on 1 October 1994.<ref name=Gazette /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1995&class=general&page_num=2262&state=V&classNum=G33|title=Order to provide transitional arrangements for the Golden Plains Shire Council in respect of its proposed budget for the 1995–1996 financial year|author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=24 August 1995 |page=1 |access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>


The Shire is governed and administered by the '''Golden Plains Shire Council'''. Its [[seat of local government]] and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Bannockburn, and it also has a service centre located in Linton.
The Shire is governed and administered by the '''Golden Plains Shire Council'''. Its [[seat of local government]] and administrative centre is located at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, and it also has a service centre located in Smythesdale.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact Us {{!}} Golden Plains Shire Council|url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/contact-us|access-date=2021-07-12|website=www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au|language=en}}</ref>


==Council==
==Council==


===Current composition===
===Current composition===
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden Plains Shire Council election results 2020|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/golden-plains-shire-council|access-date=2020-11-11|website=www.vec.vic.gov.au|language=en}}</ref>
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an [[Undivided council|unsubdivided]] municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2024 election, are:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden Plains Shire Council election results 2020|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/golden-plains-shire-council|access-date=2020-11-11|website=www.vec.vic.gov.au|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party
!Councillor!!Notes
!Councillor
|-
|-
| rowspan="7"|Unsubdivided
| rowspan="7"|Unsubdivided
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent||Brett Cunningham||
|Independent||Sarah Hayden
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent||Owen Sharkey||
|Independent||Des Phelan
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent|| Ian Getsom ||
|Independent|| Brett Cunningham
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent|| Helena Kirby ||
|Independent|| Emma Robbins
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent|| Helena Kirby
|Greens|| Gavin Gamble ||
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent|| Clayton Whitfield ||
|Independent|| Owen Sharkey
|-
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent|| Les Rowe ||
|Independent|| VACANT
|}
|}


===Administration and governance===
===Administration and governance===
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bannockburn Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bannockburn, and its service centre in Linton.
The council meets on alternate months in the council chamber at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities, and at The Well in Smythesdale.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meetings, minutes and agenda {{!}} Golden Plains Shire Council|url=https://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/residents/my-council/about-council/meetings-minutes-and-agenda|access-date=2021-07-12|website=www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au}}</ref> It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bannockburn, and its service centre in Smythesdale.


==Localities==
==Climate==


{{Weather box
Localities which encompass the Golden Plains Shire include:
| location = She Oaks (She Oaks 1991–2020, records 1990–2020)
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| metric first = Yes
* [[Anakie, Victoria|Anakie]]<br /><small>(shared with [[City of Greater Geelong|Greater Geelong]])</small>
| single line = Yes
* [[Bamganie, Victoria|Bamganie]]
| Jan record high C = 43.7
* [[Bannockburn, Victoria|Bannockburn]]
| Feb record high C = 45.2
* [[Barunah Park, Victoria|Barunah Park]]
| Mar record high C = 39.3
* [[Batesford, Victoria|Batesford]]<br /><small>(shared with [[City of Greater Geelong|Greater Geelong]])</small>
| Apr record high C = 33.4
* [[Berringa, Victoria|Berringa]]
| May record high C = 26.6
* [[Berrybank, Victoria|Berrybank]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]])</small>
| Jun record high C = 23.6
* [[Cambrian Hill, Victoria|Cambrian Hill]]
| Jul record high C = 20.8
* [[Cape Clear, Victoria|Cape Clear]]
| Aug record high C = 23.2
* [[Corindhap, Victoria|Corindhap]]
| Sep record high C = 28.4
* [[Cressy, Victoria|Cressy]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]] and<br />[[Shire of Colac Otway|Colac Otway]])</small>
| Oct record high C = 35.2
* [[Dereel, Victoria|Dereel]]
| Nov record high C = 39.1
* [[Durdidwarrah, Victoria|Durdidwarrah]]
| Dec record high C = 42.0
* [[Durham Lead, Victoria|Durham Lead]]<br /><small>(shared with [[City of Ballarat|Ballarat]])</small>
| year record high C = 45.2
* [[Enfield, Victoria|Enfield]]
| Jan high C = 26.1
* [[Garibaldi, Victoria|Garibaldi]]
| Feb high C = 25.5
* [[Gheringhap, Victoria|Gheringhap]]
| Mar high C = 23.1
* [[Grenville, Victoria|Grenville]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Moorabool|Moorabool]])</small>
| Apr high C = 19.3
* [[Haddon, Victoria|Haddon]]
| May high C = 15.6
* [[Happy Valley, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)|Happy Valley]]
| Jun high C = 12.9
* [[Hesse, Victoria|Hesse]]
| Jul high C = 12.3
* [[Illabarook, Victoria|Illabarook]]
| Aug high C = 13.3
* [[Inverleigh, Victoria|Inverleigh]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Surf Coast Shire|Surf Coast]])</small>
| Sep high C = 15.5
* [[Lethbridge, Victoria|Lethbridge]]
| Oct high C = 18.4
* [[Linton, Victoria|Linton]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Pyrenees|Pyrenees]])</small>
| Nov high C = 21.2
* [[Mannibadar, Victoria|Mannibadar]]
| Dec high C = 23.8
* [[Maude, Victoria|Maude]]
| year high C = 18.9
* [[Meredith, Victoria|Meredith]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Moorabool|Moorabool]])</small>
| Jan mean C = 19.3
* [[Mount Bute, Victoria|Mount Bute]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]])</small>
| Feb mean C = 19.2
* [[Mount Mercer, Victoria|Mount Mercer]]
| Mar mean C = 17.2
* [[Morrisons, Victoria|Morrisons]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Moorabool|Moorabool]])</small>
| Apr mean C = 14.1
* [[Murgheboluc, Victoria|Murgheboluc]]
| May mean C = 11.5
* [[Napoleons, Victoria|Napoleons]]
| Jun mean C = 9.2
* [[Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)|Newtown]]
| Jul mean C = 8.7
* [[Nintingbool, Victoria|Nintingbool]]
| Aug mean C = 9.3
* [[Piggoreet, Victoria|Piggoreet]]
| Sep mean C = 10.9
* [[Pitfield, Victoria|Pitfield]]
| Oct mean C = 12.9
* [[Pittong, Victoria|Pittong]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]] and [[Shire of Pyrenees|Pyrenees]])</small>
| Nov mean C = 15.2
* [[Rokewood, Victoria|Rokewood]]
| Dec mean C = 17.2
* [[Rokewood Junction, Victoria|Rokewood Junction]]
| year mean C = 13.7
* [[Ross Creek, Victoria|Ross Creek]]
| Jan low C = 12.4
* [[Russells Bridge, Victoria|Russells Bridge]]
| Feb low C = 12.8
* [[Scarsdale, Victoria|Scarsdale]]
| Mar low C = 11.2
* [[Shelford, Victoria|Shelford]]
| Apr low C = 8.8
* [[She Oaks, Victoria|She Oaks]]
| May low C = 7.3
* [[Smythes Creek, Victoria|Smythes Creek]]<br /><small>(shared with [[City of Ballarat|Ballarat]])</small>
| Jun low C = 5.5
* [[Smythesdale, Victoria|Smythesdale]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Pyrenees|Pyrenees]])</small>
| Jul low C = 5.1
* [[Springdallah, Victoria|Springdallah]]
| Aug low C = 5.3
* [[Staffordshire Reef, Victoria|Staffordshire Reef]]
| Sep low C = 6.2
* [[Steiglitz, Victoria|Steiglitz]]
| Oct low C = 7.3
* [[Stonehaven, Victoria|Stonehaven]]
| Nov low C = 9.1
* [[Sutherlands Creek, Victoria|Sutherlands Creek]]
| Dec low C = 10.5
* [[Teesdale, Victoria|Teesdale]]
| year low C = 8.5
* [[Wallinduc, Victoria|Wallinduc]]
| Jan record low C = 2.0
* [[Werneth, Victoria|Werneth]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Corangamite|Corangamite]])</small>
| Feb record low C = 2.9
* [[Willowvale, Victoria|Willowvale]]
| Mar record low C = -0.9
* [[Wingeel, Victoria|Wingeel]]<br /><small>(shared with [[Shire of Colac Otway|Colac Otway]])</small>
| Apr record low C = -2.2
{{div col end}}
| May record low C = -2.9
| Jun record low C = -3.5
| Jul record low C = -4.2
| Aug record low C = -3.1
| Sep record low C = -2.5
| Oct record low C = -1.8
| Nov record low C = -0.2
| Dec record low C = -0.6
| year record low C = -4.2
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 34.3
| Feb precipitation mm = 39.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 24.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 38.8
| May precipitation mm = 38.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 41.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 40.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 43.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 48.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 51.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 59.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 30.6
| year precipitation mm = 493.6
| Jan rain days = 7.4
| Feb rain days = 7.5
| Mar rain days = 8.3
| Apr rain days = 11.1
| May rain days = 14.8
| Jun rain days = 15.7
| Jul rain days = 17.5
| Aug rain days = 17.0
| Sep rain days = 15.7
| Oct rain days = 13.1
| Nov rain days = 10.3
| Dec rain days = 8.5
| year rain days = 146.9
| humidity colour = green
| Jan afthumidity = 47
| Feb afthumidity = 48
| Mar afthumidity = 49
| Apr afthumidity = 54
| May afthumidity = 66
| Jun afthumidity = 72
| Jul afthumidity = 70
| Aug afthumidity = 65
| Sep afthumidity = 63
| Oct afthumidity = 58
| Nov afthumidity = 56
| Dec afthumidity = 48
| year humidity = 58
| source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=087168&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=normal |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations |access-date =2 November 2021 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}</ref>
| date = 2 November 2021
| source =
}}

==Townships and localities==
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 24,985, up from 21,688 in the 2016 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{{columns-start|num=4}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Anakie}}^ || 690 || 734
|-
| {{VICcity|Bamganie}} || 37 || 44
|-
| {{VICcity|Bannockburn}} || 5,283 || 6,470
|-
| {{VICcity|Barunah Park}} || 27 || 33
|-
| {{VICcity|Batesford}}^ || 952 || 1,141
|-
| {{VICcity|Berringa}} || 167 || 194
|-
| {{VICcity|Berrybank}}^ || 40 || 37
|-
| {{VICcity|Cambrian Hill}} || 251 || 292
|-
| {{VICcity|Campbelltown}}^ || 55 || 51
|-
| {{VICcity|Cape Clear}} || 125 || 148
|-
| {{VICcity|Corindhap}} || 132 || 131
|-
| {{VICcity|Cressy}}^ || 175 || 176
|-
| {{VICcity|Dereel}} || 533 || 664
|-
| {{VICcity|Durdidwarrah}} || 9 || 12
|-
| {{VICcity|Durham Lead}}^ || 392 || 408
|-
| {{VICcity|Enfield}} || 538 || 574
|}
{{Column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Garibaldi}} || 123 || 131
|-
| {{VICcity|Gheringhap}} || 155 || 132
|-
| {{VICcity|Glengower}}^ || 13 || 15
|-
| {{VICcity|Grenville}}^ || 99 || 113
|-
| {{VICcity|Haddon}} || 1,194 || 1,276
|-
| {{VICcity|Happy Valley}} || 85 || 87
|-
| {{VICcity|Hesse}} || 19 || 14
|-
| {{VICcity|Illabarook}} || 32 || 41
|-
| {{VICcity|Inverleigh}}^ || 1,474 || 1,746
|-
| {{VICcity|Lethbridge}} || 1,014 || 1,181
|-
| {{VICcity|Linton}}^ || 580 || 635
|-
| {{VICcity|Mannibadar}} || 80 || 65
|-
| {{VICcity|Maude}} || 223 || 211
|-
| {{VICcity|Meredith}}^ || 788 || 821
|-
| {{VICcity|Morrisons}}^ || 128 || 118
|}
{{column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|Mount Bute}}^ || 58 || 61
|-
| {{VICcity|Mount Cameron}}^ || 9 || 15
|-
| {{VICcity|Mount Mercer}} || 69 || 94
|-
| {{VICcity|Murgheboluc}} || 131 || 132
|-
| {{VICcity|Napoleons}} || 553 || 555
|-
| {{VICcity|Newtown}} || 122 || 189
|-
| {{VICcity|Nintingbool}} || 173 || 168
|-
| {{VICcity|Piggoreet}} || 37 || 17
|-
| {{VICcity|Pitfield}} || 48 || 14
|-
| {{VICcity|Pittong}}^ || 15 || 12
|-
| {{VICcity|Rokewood}} || 217 || 208
|-
| {{VICcity|Rokewood Junction}} || 32 || 34
|-
| {{VICcity|Ross Creek}} || 1,153 || 1,221
|-
| {{VICcity|Russells Bridge}} || 67 || 70
|-
| {{VICcity|Scarsdale}} || 744 || 855
|}
{{column}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population
|-
! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2016''' !! style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | '''2021'''
|-
| {{VICcity|She Oaks}} || 107 || 126
|-
| {{VICcity|Shelford}} || 253 || 263
|-
| {{VICcity|Smythes Creek}}^ || 1,467 || 1,762
|-
| {{VICcity|Smythesdale}}^ || 1,032 || 1,189
|-
| {{VICcity|Springdallah}} || 26 || 35
|-
| {{VICcity|Staffordshire Reef}} || 45 || 63
|-
| {{VICcity|Steiglitz}} || 53 || 61
|-
| {{VICcity|Stonehaven}} || 81 || 79
|-
| Stony Creek || 6 || 0
|-
| {{VICcity|Sutherlands Creek}} || 108 || 129
|-
| {{VICcity|Teesdale}} || 1,721 || 2,308
|-
| {{VICcity|Wallinduc}} || 37 || 42
|-
| {{VICcity|Werneth}}^ || 60 || 66
|-
| {{VICcity|Willowvale}} || 7 || 10
|-
| {{VICcity|Wingeel}}^ || 23 || 26
|}
{{columns-end}}
'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/ Golden Plains Shire Council official website]
*[http://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/ Golden Plains Shire Council official website]
*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/17 Metlink local public transport map]
*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/17 Metlink local public transport map]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}


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Golden Plains Shire
Victoria
Typical scenery of the Golden Plains Shire.
Population23,120 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.553/km2 (22.153/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted6 May 1994[2]
Area2,703 km2 (1,043.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Sarah Hayden[3]
Council seatBannockburn
RegionGrampians
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteGolden Plains Shire
LGAs around Golden Plains Shire:
Pyrenees Ballarat Moorabool
Corangamite Golden Plains Shire Greater Geelong
Corangamite Colac Otway Surf Coast

The Golden Plains Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central-western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,703 square kilometres (1,044 sq mi) and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120.[1] It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Inverleigh, Lethbridge, Linton, Rokewood, Smythesdale, Teesdale and Meredith.

The Shire was formed on 6 May 1994 by the amalgamation of the Shire of Bannockburn (the part remaining after part of it was amalgamated with several other councils to form the new City of Greater Geelong in May 1993), Shire of Leigh, part of the Shire of Grenville and part of the Shire of Buninyong. Upon its creation, it was known as the Southern Rural Shire, intended to exist temporarily until the Local Government Board drew up final council boundaries for the Ballarat region.[4] However, a few months later it was decided to make the municipality permanent, and it was renamed to its current name on 1 October 1994.[2][5]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Golden Plains Shire Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, and it also has a service centre located in Smythesdale.[6]

Council

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Current composition

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The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2024 election, are:[7]

Ward Party Councillor
Unsubdivided   Independent Sarah Hayden
  Independent Des Phelan
  Independent Brett Cunningham
  Independent Emma Robbins
  Independent Helena Kirby
  Independent Owen Sharkey
  Independent VACANT

Administration and governance

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The council meets on alternate months in the council chamber at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities, and at The Well in Smythesdale.[8] It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bannockburn, and its service centre in Smythesdale.

Climate

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Climate data for She Oaks (She Oaks 1991–2020, records 1990–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.7
(110.7) 		45.2
(113.4) 		39.3
(102.7) 		33.4
(92.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		28.4
(83.1) 		35.2
(95.4) 		39.1
(102.4) 		42.0
(107.6) 		45.2
(113.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		23.1
(73.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		23.8
(74.8) 		18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		14.1
(57.4) 		11.5
(52.7) 		9.2
(48.6) 		8.7
(47.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		10.9
(51.6) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		13.7
(56.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		8.8
(47.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		6.2
(43.2) 		7.3
(45.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		8.5
(47.3)
Record low °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−4.2
(24.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.3
(1.35) 		39.9
(1.57) 		24.6
(0.97) 		38.8
(1.53) 		38.3
(1.51) 		41.8
(1.65) 		40.8
(1.61) 		43.8
(1.72) 		48.2
(1.90) 		51.9
(2.04) 		59.5
(2.34) 		30.6
(1.20) 		493.6
(19.43)
Average rainy days 7.4 7.5 8.3 11.1 14.8 15.7 17.5 17.0 15.7 13.1 10.3 8.5 146.9
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 47 48 49 54 66 72 70 65 63 58 56 48 58
Source: [9]

Townships and localities

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In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 24,985, up from 21,688 in the 2016 census.[10]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Anakie^ 690 734
Bamganie 37 44
Bannockburn 5,283 6,470
Barunah Park 27 33
Batesford^ 952 1,141
Berringa 167 194
Berrybank^ 40 37
Cambrian Hill 251 292
Campbelltown^ 55 51
Cape Clear 125 148
Corindhap 132 131
Cressy^ 175 176
Dereel 533 664
Durdidwarrah 9 12
Durham Lead^ 392 408
Enfield 538 574
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Garibaldi 123 131
Gheringhap 155 132
Glengower^ 13 15
Grenville^ 99 113
Haddon 1,194 1,276
Happy Valley 85 87
Hesse 19 14
Illabarook 32 41
Inverleigh^ 1,474 1,746
Lethbridge 1,014 1,181
Linton^ 580 635
Mannibadar 80 65
Maude 223 211
Meredith^ 788 821
Morrisons^ 128 118
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Mount Bute^ 58 61
Mount Cameron^ 9 15
Mount Mercer 69 94
Murgheboluc 131 132
Napoleons 553 555
Newtown 122 189
Nintingbool 173 168
Piggoreet 37 17
Pitfield 48 14
Pittong^ 15 12
Rokewood 217 208
Rokewood Junction 32 34
Ross Creek 1,153 1,221
Russells Bridge 67 70
Scarsdale 744 855
Population
Locality 2016 2021
She Oaks 107 126
Shelford 253 263
Smythes Creek^ 1,467 1,762
Smythesdale^ 1,032 1,189
Springdallah 26 35
Staffordshire Reef 45 63
Steiglitz 53 61
Stonehaven 81 79
Stony Creek 6 0
Sutherlands Creek 108 129
Teesdale 1,721 2,308
Wallinduc 37 42
Werneth^ 60 66
Willowvale 7 10
Wingeel^ 23 26

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

References

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  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Order establishing (Part 3) the Southern Rural Shire". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 6 May 1994). p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "My Councillors | Golden Plains Shire Council".
  4. ^ "Golden Plains Shire 20th Annual Report" (PDF). Golden Plains Shire. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Order to provide transitional arrangements for the Golden Plains Shire Council in respect of its proposed budget for the 1995–1996 financial year". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 24 August 1995). p. 1. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Contact Us | Golden Plains Shire Council". www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Golden Plains Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Meetings, minutes and agenda | Golden Plains Shire Council". www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
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