Alpine Shire
The Shire of Alpine is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 4,788 square kilometres (1,849 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.
| Shire Of Alpine Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 13,235 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.7642/km2 (7.1593/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,788 km2 (1,848.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr John Forsyth | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bright | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire Of Alpine | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. There are two unincorporated areas within the shire: the areas around Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bright, Shire of Myrtleford, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Oxley, Shire of Yackandandah and Shire of Omeo.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Alpine Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bright, it also has service centres located in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford. The Shire is named after its location in the popular alpine region of Victoria.
Over 90% of the Shire is public land. The Shire has two major national parks, the Alpine National Park and Mount Buffalo National Park. The Shire's economy is based on tourism, agriculture and forestry.