Shire of Nillumbik
The Shire of Nillumbik is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It contains outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and rural localities beyond the urban area. It has an area of 432 square kilometres and at the 2016 Census, the Shire had a population of 64,941. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of parts of the Shires of Eltham, Diamond Valley, Healesville and the City of Whittlesea. The Shire uses the tag-line The Green Wedge Shire.
The shire's name is derived from the Parish of Nillumbik, which was named in the 1830s the term nyilum bik meaning "Bad Earth" in the local Aboriginal language Woiwurrung.
On 13 October 1998, Nillumbik Council was suspended by then Local Government minister Rob Maclellan, with the state government declaring that infighting was affecting the ability of the council to function.
Nillumbik was rated third of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.Council
The current council was elected in October 2016 for a four-year term.
| Ward | Councillor | Notes |
| Blue Lake | Grant Brooker | |
| Bunjil | Karen Egan | Mayor |
| Edendale | John Dumaresq | |
| Ellis | Peter Perkins | |
| Sugarloaf | Jane Ashton | |
| Swipers Gully | Bruce Ranken | Deputy Mayor |
| Wingrove | Peter Clarke | |
Suburbs and Towns
Eltham Library and Diamond Valley Library located in Greensborough are operated by A mobile library service is also operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library serving the locations of Doreen, Panton Hill, St Andrews, Hurstbridge, North Warrandye, Kangaroo Ground, Diamond Creek and Christmas Hills.Books on the Shire of Nillumbik
Marshall, Marguerite, Nillumbik Now and Then Research, Vic. MPrint Publications, 2008
