The Shire is governed by the Murrindindi Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Alexandra, it also has service centres located in Kinglake and Yea. The Shire is named after the locality of Murrindindi, which is located near the geographical centre of the LGA.
Parts of Murrindindi were badly affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, notably the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. In total, 106 people died across the Shire including 38 in Kinglake and 34 in Marysville.
The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.[4]
Ward
Councillor
Cathedral
Sandice McAulay
Cheviot
Sue Carpenter
Eildon
Karine Haslem
King Parrot
Eric Lording
Kinglake
Ilona Gerencser
Koriella
John Walsh
Red Gate
Damien Gallagher
Administration and governance
The Council meets on a monthly basis for Scheduled Meetings and from time to time for Unscheduled Meetings. The meetings are streamed live on Council's Facebook page. Council provides customer services from its Library and Customer Service Centres in Alexandra, Kinglake and Yea and also from its Mobile Library and Customer Service.
Media
Murrindindi Shire activities are covered weekly in local print publications and also on local radio UGFM. The latest information is also made available on Council's website and Facebook pages.
Townships and localities
The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 15,197, compared to 13,732 in the 2016 census.[5]
^Local Government in Victoria. "Murrindindi Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
