Shire of Mansfield

The Shire of Mansfield 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 3,844 square kilometres (1,484 sq mi) and in August 2021, had a population of 10,178.

[1] It includes the towns of Mansfield, Maindample, Mount Buller, Bonnie Doon, Jamieson, Kevington, Merrijig, Tolmie and Woods Point.

It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.

[3] The Shire is governed and administered by Mansfield Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield.