The Alpine Shire is about 300 km north east of Melbourne and 70 km south of Albury/Wodonga. About 92% of the shire is public land including parts of the Alpine National Park and all of the Mount Buffalo National Park. Most of the freehold lands are alluvial flood plains along the Ovens, Kiewa and Buffalo Rivers together with the adjoining gentle slopes and hills. The Shire's economy is based on tourism, forestry and agriculture.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	24.358m	24.086m	25.111m	20.774m
Revenue ($)	26.541m	27.828m	25.249m	21.665m
- Charges ($)	14.175m	13.419m	12.389m	11.573m
- VGC Grants ($)	3.439m	3.419m	3.319m	3.165m