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Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Shire of Towong Local government area Location in Victoria Country Australia State Victoria Region Hume Established 1994 Council seat Tallangatta Government • Mayor Peter Tolsher • State electorate Benambra • Federal division Indi Area [1] • Total 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) Population • Total 6,223 (2021 census)[1] • Density 0.93228/km2 (2.4146/sq mi) Gazetted 18 November 1994[2] Website Shire of Towong LGAs around Shire of Towong Wodonga Greater Hume (NSW) Snowy Valleys (NSW) Indigo Shire of Towong Snowy Valleys (NSW) Alpine East Gippsland Snowy Valleys (NSW)

The **Shire of Towong** ([/ˈtaʊɒŋ/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); first syllable to rhyme with *wow*)[3] is a [local government area](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria) in the [Hume](/source/Hume_(region)) region of [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia), located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 6,675 square kilometres (2,577 mi2) and in August 2021 had a population of 6,223.[1]

It includes the service towns of [Corryong](/source/Corryong%2C_Victoria) and [Tallangatta](/source/Tallangatta%2C_Victoria) and the rural towns of [Bethanga](/source/Bethanga), [Bellbridge](/source/Bellbridge), [Cudgewa](/source/Cudgewa), [Dartmouth](/source/Dartmouth%2C_Victoria), [Eskdale](/source/Eskdale%2C_Victoria), [Mitta Mitta](/source/Mitta_Mitta%2C_Victoria), [Tintaldra](/source/Tintaldra) and [Walwa](/source/Walwa%2C_Victoria).

The shire is nestled between Australia's highest peaks, from [Mount Bogong](/source/Mount_Bogong) near Eskdale Spur to the foothills of [Mount Kosciuszko](/source/Mount_Kosciuszko) at [Tom Groggin](/source/Tom_Groggin). It is also home to [Pine Mountain](/source/Pine_Mountain%2C_Victoria), reportedly the largest monolith in Australia. The Shire is bordered by the [Murray River](/source/Murray_River) to the north and the [Mitta Mitta River](/source/Mitta_Mitta_River) in the south.

The Shire is governed and administered by the **Towong Shire Council**. Its [seat of local government](/source/Seat_of_local_government) and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta; it also has a service centre located in Corryong.

## History

The first entity known as the "Shire of Towong" was formed in 1874. It occupied the same region as the modern LGA. In October 1920 the eastern part of the shire was severed to form the [Shire of Upper Murray](/source/Shire_of_Upper_Murray). No longer containing the Towong locality, the Shire of Towong was renamed the [Shire of Tallangatta](/source/Shire_of_Tallangatta) in 1974.[4]

As part of the substantial local government reforms of 1994, the Shire of Towong was created anew by amalgamating the Shires of Tallangatta and Upper Murray.[2]

Towong Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.

## Council

### Current composition

The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an [unsubdivided](/source/Undivided_council) municipality.[5]

Ward Councillor Notes Unsubdivided David Wortmann Peter Tolsher Mayor Denise Anderson Deputy Mayor Jonathon Pitman Andrew Whitehead

### Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Tallangatta Municipal Offices as well as its offices in Corryong on alternating months. Tallangatta is the primary location of the council's administrative activities. It provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Tallangatta, the Tallangatta library and its service centre in Corryong.

## Townships and localities

According to the 2021 census, Towong Shire had a population of 6,223, up from 5,985 in the 2016 census.[6]

Population Locality 2016 2021 Bellbridge 370 393 Berringama 37 35 Bethanga 471 485 Biggara 49 61 Bullioh 75 63 Bungil 11 0 Burrowye 43 24 Colac Colac 51 61 Corryong 1,348 1,352 Cudgewa 261 254 Dartmouth 104 130 Eskdale 242 238 Georges Creek 62 75 Granya 99 88 Guys Forest 18 20 Jarvis Creek 43 46 Koetong 20 26 Lucyvale 28 25 Mitta Mitta 171 171 Mount Alfred 26 39 Mount Elmo 0 0 Nariel Valley^ 90 87 Old Tallangatta 35 45 Pine Mountain 34 32 Shelley 7 5 Talgarno 219 245 Tallandoon 79 92 Tallangatta 1,082 1,175 Tallangatta East 56 39 Tallangatta South 139 142 Tallangatta Valley 202 194 Thologolong 11 22 Thowgla Valley 82 70 Tintaldra 60 66 Tom Groggin 0 7 Towong 132 143 Towong Upper 34 37 Walwa 177 191

**^** – *Territory divided with another [LGA](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria)*

## See also

- [List of localities (Victoria)](/source/List_of_localities_(Victoria))

- [List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Towong](/source/List_of_places_on_the_Victorian_Heritage_Register_in_the_Shire_of_Towong)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_1-2) [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Towong (Local Government Area)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA26670). *2021 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gazette_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gazette_2-1) Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). ["S87 of 1994: Order estg (Part 2) the Shire of Towong"](http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=3&state=V&classNum=S87). *State Library of Victoria*. State Government of Victoria (published 18 November 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Towong Shire Council (8 January 2026). [*Mayor Peter Tolsher shares a message to the community regarding the current bushfire*](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1300376065454073).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Name of the Shire of Towong altered to the Shire of Tallangatta"](https://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1974&class=general&page_num=526). *[Victoria Government Gazette](/source/Victoria_Government_Gazette)*. Victorian Government Printer. 19 February 1974. p. 1974:526.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Council_5-0)** Local Government in Victoria. ["Towong Shire Council"](http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/find-your-local-council/towong). *Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure*. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census). *www.abs.gov.au*. 11 January 2023.

## External links

- Media related to [Shire of Towong](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shire_of_Towong) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Towong Shire Council official website](http://www.towong.vic.gov.au/)

- [Metlink local public transport map](http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/119)

- [Link to Land Victoria interactive maps](http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp)

- [Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present)](https://digitaltwin.vic.gov.au/portals/44/map/?share=1f81b7d9-97d6-4163-8e59-ec9b679adede) - *Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria*

[36°19′00″S 147°29′00″E / 36.31667°S 147.48333°E / -36.31667; 147.48333](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Shire_of_Towong&params=36_19_00_S_147_29_00_E_type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC)

v t e Localities in the Shire of Towong Town Bellbridge Bethanga Corryong Cudgewa Eskdale Talgarno Tallangatta Locality Berringama Biggara Bullioh Bungil Burrowye Colac Colac Dartmouth Georges Creek Granya Guys Forest Jarvis Creek Koetong Lucyvale Mitta Mitta Mount Alfred Nariel Valley^ Old Tallangatta Pine Mountain Shelley Tallandoon Tallangatta East Tallangatta South Tallangatta Valley Thologolong Thowgla Valley Tintaldra Tom Groggin Towong Towong Upper Walwa ^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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