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The Alpine Shire was formed by order of the Governor in Council on Friday, 18 November, 1994. It is made up of parts of the former municipalities of the Shires of Bright, Myrtleford, Oxley and Yackandandah and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth.
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| Three commissioners were appointed to oversee the amalgamation and the first two years of operation; Chief Commissioner Mr Kevin Howard and Commissioners Mr Les Hocking and Mr Angie Rigoni.
“The Alpine Shire was formed in recognition of its enormous potential to grow socially and economically in balance with the surrounding Alpine environment.”
Taken from the Council’s Annual Report 1994 – 1995.
In March in 1997, the first elected councillors of the Alpine Shire were sworn in.
They were Councillors Lindsay Smith, Julie Carroll, Charles Duncan, Fran Bentley and Tony Bennett.
The results of subsequent elections were as follows:
2000 Charlie Duncan, Tony Bennett, Jason Reid, Zuvele Leschen, Julie Carroll
2003 Julie Carroll, Andrew Randell, Zuvele Leschen, Bill Best, Sally Rose
2005 Jan Vonarx, Bill Best, Nino Mautone, Greg Lee, Zuvele Leschen, Daryl Pearce, Mario Vaccaro
An election was held in 2005 to align all municipal elections throughout Victoria to the same cycles.
An electoral representation review undertaken in 2005 resulted in the number of councillors being increased to seven.
An election will be held in November 2008, after which all Victorian councils will serve four-year terms.
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