Loddon Mallee

Occupying more than a quarter of the state, it stretches from Greater Melbourne to the northernmost point of Victoria, sharing a border with South Australia and New South Wales, and has one of the most consistently warm climates in Victoria. It has two major regional cities Bendigo and Mildura and also contains the major settlements of Castlemaine, Echuca, Gisborne, Kerang, Kyneton, Maryborough, Swan Hill, Wedderburn and Wycheproof.

Loddon Mallee Region Victoria
Aerial view of Bendigo and surrounding areas.
Loddon Mallee Region The location of Bendigo, a city in the Loddon Mallee region
Coordinates	36°45′S 144°16′E / 36.750°S 144.267°E / -36.750; 144.267
Population	348,394 (2021 census)
• Density	5.90909/km2 (15.30447/sq mi)
Area	58,959 km2 (22,764.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	(by population) Greater Bendigo Mildura Macedon Ranges Campaspe Swan Hill Mount Alexander Central Goldfields Gannawarra Loddon Buloke
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East Bendigo West Euroa Macedon Mildura Murray Plains Ripon
Federal division(s)	Bendigo Mallee McEwen Nicholls
Website	Loddon Mallee Region
Localities around Loddon Mallee Region: South Australia New South Wales New South Wales South Australia Loddon Mallee Region Hume Grampians Grampians Greater Melbourne

Comprising an area in excess of 58,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi) this is the largest region in Victoria hosting a population of over 348,000 people. The Loddon Malle region includes the Shire of Buloke, Shire of Campaspe, Shire of Central Goldfields, Shire of Gannawarra, City of Greater Bendigo, Shire of Loddon, Shire of Macedon Ranges, Rural City of Mildura, Shire of Mount Alexander and Rural City of Swan Hill local government areas.

The Loddon Mallee region is located along two major transport corridors, the Calder Highway corridor linking Melbourne to Bendigo and Mildura and the interstate Sturt Highway corridor linking Sydney to Mildura and Adelaide. The region comprises two distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Loddon Campaspe and Mallee.

Political representation

For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Loddon Mallee region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Bendigo, Mallee, McEwen and Nicholls.

For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Assembly, the Loddon Mallee region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts of Bendigo East, Bendigo West, Euroa, Macedon, Mildura, Murray Plains and Ripon.

Local government areas

The region contains ten local government areas, which are:

Environmental protection

The Loddon Malle region contains the Murray Sunset National Park, Big Desert Wilderness Park, Wyperfeld National Park, Hattah - Kulkyne National Park, Kooyoora State Park and Greater Bendigo National Park.

• Geography of Victoria
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