The Shire is named after the Wimmera region in which it occupies the western portion and the LGA lies entirely to the west of the Wimmera River, which actually meanders through another municipality to the east, that is the Rural City of Horsham.
The Shire is named after the Wimmera region in which it occupies the western portion. The LGA lies entirely to the west of the Wimmera River. The Wimmera River actually meanders through another municipality to the east. The east is the Rural City of Horsham.