West Wimmera Shire Council

Located centrally half way between Adelaide and Melbourne along the VIC/SA border, West Wimmera has something for everyone. Characterised as “Big Sky” country with wide open spaces, clean country air as well as safe friendly communities it is a great place to live and work. With 25% of Victoria’s wetlands, the Little Desert located in the centre of the shire and the Big Desert at the top and a Mediterranean climate, West Wimmera’s natural environment is spectacular and varied.

West Wimmera is comprised of a number of communities, Apsley, Edenhope, Goroke, Harrow, and Kaniva, all of which provide a unique lifestyle that includes affordable low density housing, range of local events, outstanding sporting facilities, excellent educational and medical facilities, retail and banking services, natural attractions including many local lakes as well as community spirit and traditional rural values.