Shire of Central Goldfields
Shire of Central Goldfields is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,533 square kilometres (592 mi2) and, in August 2021 had a population of 13,483. It includes the towns of Bealiba, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Maryborough and Talbot.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Central Goldfields Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Maryborough. It also has a service centre located in Talbot. The Shire is named after the region having historically been a major goldfields region in central Victoria.