Mansfield Shire is home to the dramatic landscapes of Victoria’s High Country. It is renowned for its natural beauty and alpine mountains. Visitors and locals agree you can really sense the personality of the place – it’s about lifestyle, farming, all things outdoors and a “can do” attitude.
Less than two hours, or 180kms, north-east of Melbourne, our municipality covers 3,843 square kilometres. Our Shire is home to significant landscape features including Mt Buller, Mt Stirling and the Great Dividing Range. Natural environment features within our Shire are the Alpine National Park and Australia’s second largest in-land waterway – Lake Eildon, into which five major river systems (Delatite, Howqua, Jamieson, Big and Goulburn) flow. The valleys of the Howqua, Delatite and Goulburn Rivers are also significant landscape features in our Shire.
With Mansfield Shire being a nationally recognised icon location our municipality is high demand for recreation and lifestyle activities.
In conjunction with local sporting clubs and community members, Council works toward the development of healthier communities through planning and facility development.