THE MuNiCiPAliTY


The Horsham Rural City is strategically located on the National Highway and rail systems, approximately halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide. The municipality encompasses a large area of VictoriaÕ s highly-productive, broadacre dryland cropping country, and highly-prized grazing land borders the beautiful grampians National Park. The heritage Wimmera River and a network of recreational lakes throughout the municipality complement the diverse local topography and pleasant climate.


The municipality, with the city of Horsham at its heart, offers the best of everything to its 20,042 residents. Horsham is the leading service centre for the entire Wimmera region, as well as the thousands of people that visit nearby attractions, Mount Arapiles and the grampians National Park each year. Millions of dollars of public and private money is invested in the city to provide the best in health, education, retail, business, leisure, sport, entertainment, research and housing.


Agricultural production in the Wimmera region contributes millions of dollars each year to the Victorian economy and is fundamental to HorshamÕ s strength. Horsham plays an integral, leading role in this achievement, providing many of the agricultural support services that are necessary to sustain this production, along with the research, development and value-adding opportunities that a fully-integrated and optimised industry requires.


The Horsham Rural City offers excellent lifestyle, business, entertainment and sporting opportunities to its residents and visitors. it has the essential social and economic infrastructure to support the diverse needs of a modern municipality. Best of all, as it grows; it maintains the unique rural lifestyle that makes the Wimmera a wonderful, safe and exciting place to live.


Horsham


Melbourne


10 ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010


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