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The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 121,470.[3] It includes the city of Bendigo and the towns of Axedale, Elmore, Heathcote, Marong, Raywood and Strathfieldsaye. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former City of Bendigo with the Borough of Eaglehawk, Shire of Strathfieldsaye, Shire of Huntly and parts of the Rural City of Marong and Shire of McIvor.[2] It is the state's third largest economy base and is considered a service and infrastructure centre for north central Victoria. The city is surrounded by 40,000 hectares of regional, state and national parkland.[4]

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City of Greater Bendigo
Victoria
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Location in Victoria
Population121,470 (2021)[1]
 • Density40/km2 (105/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted7 April 1994[2]
Area3,000 km2 (1,158.3 sq mi)[3]
MayorAndrea Metcalf
Council seatBendigo
RegionLoddon Mallee
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Bendigo
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WebsiteCity of Greater Bendigo
LGAs around City of Greater Bendigo:
Loddon Campaspe Campaspe
Loddon City of Greater Bendigo Strathbogie
Mount Alexander Mount Alexander Mitchell
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The city is governed and administered by the Greater Bendigo City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bendigo, it also has service centres located in Heathcote, Huntly, Marong and a couple of other locations within Bendigo. The city is named after the main urban settlement lying in the centre-west of the LGA, that is Bendigo, which is also the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 99,122.[5]

Council

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Bendigo Town Hall

Current composition

The council is composed of nine single member wards.[6] The most recent election was held in October 2024.

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The current council (elected in 2024)[7]
Ward Party Councillor Notes
Axedale   Independent Liberal Shivali Chatley
Eppalock   Independent Aaron Spong
Epsom   Independent Andrea Metcalf Mayor
Golden Square   Independent Karen Corr
Kennington   Independent Labor Abhishek Awasthi Deputy Mayor
Lake Weeroona   Independent Thomas Prince
Lockwood   Independent John McIlrath
Ravenswood   Independent Labor Damien Hurrell
Whipstick   Victorian Socialists Owen Cosgriff
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List of mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Bendigo § City of Greater Bendigo (1996–present)

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bendigo Town Hall offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre on Lyttleton Terrace in Bendigo and its service centres in Heathcote, Huntly and Marong and also on Hopetoun Street and St Andrews Avenue in Bendigo.

2023 Council Election Review

In the lead up to the 2024 Victorian local elections, The Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a review into the electoral structure of multiple Victorian councils, including the City of Greater Bendigo, The review found that the city should adopt nine single-councillor wards at the election, namely:

Towns, Suburbs and localities

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At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 121,470 up from 110,477 in the 2016 census[8]

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Population
Locality20162021
Argyle215272
Ascot1,9682,571
Avonmore4342
Axe Creek352452
Axedale802984
Bagshot288355
Bagshot North3039
Barnadown1712
Bendigo5,5125,652
Big Hill261281
California Gully4,3634,476
Costerfield7570
Derrinal4999
Drummartin3842
Eaglehawk5,6915,538
Eaglehawk North513
East Bendigo2,0922,246
Elmore776847
Emu Creek359376
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Population
Locality20162021
Eppalock685746
Epsom4,3255,014
Flora Hill3,9553,989
Fosterville6357
Golden Gully211213
Golden Square8,8209,220
Goornong654718
Harcourt North^265291
Heathcote2,7932,962
Hunter4423
Huntly2,3793,585
Huntly North4346
Ironbark1,0951,163
Jackass Flat1,1411,907
Junortoun3,2013,862
Kamarooka^9289
Kangaroo Flat10,39411,328
Kennington5,6495,880
Kimbolton7396
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Population
Locality20162021
Knowsley160168
Ladys Pass111118
Leichardt^125167
Lockwood754806
Lockwood South^9611,052
Long Gully3,3833,420
Longlea506570
Maiden Gully4,9925,407
Mandurang641753
Mandurang South247280
Marong^1,4162,005
Mia Mia^178213
Mount Camel106136
Myers Flat459545
Myrtle Creek^6768
Neilborough290379
North Bendigo4,0594,277
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Population
Locality20162021
Quarry Hill2,3392,365
Ravenswood^436443
Raywood^318329
Redcastle^6867
Redesdale^240299
Sailors Gully711743
Sebastian^217251
Sedgwick546614
Shelbourne^452423
Spring Gully3,0003,092
Strathdale5,6635,756
Strathfieldsaye5,4286,850
Toolleen^182221
Wellsford126144
West Bendigo375378
Whipstick1018
White Hills3,2193,620
Wilsons Hill7788
Woodvale449556
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