Indi Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() Division of Indi (green) in Victoria | |
Created | 1901 |
MP | Helen Haines |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Murray River (Aboriginal name) |
Electors | 98,399 (2013) |
Area | 28,008 km2 (10,813.9 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Indi /ɪnˈdaɪ/ is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It is located in north-eastern Victoria.[1] It is one of the largest divisions in Victoria. A lot of its area is in the Alpine National Park. It includes the cities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, and Benalla, and the smaller towns of Rutherglen, Mansfield, Beechworth, Bethanga, Myrtleford, Corryong, Tallangatta, Yea and Euroa.[1] It also includes the ski resort of Falls Creek and the isolated village of Woods Point.[1]
Indi was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901.[1] The name Indi, was an Indigenous Australian word for the Murray River, which is one of the boundaries of the division.[1]
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