Indigo Shire is 270 km north-east of Melbourne, bordering the Murray River, Australian Alps and the municipalities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, Towong, Alpine and Moira. It is rural in nature with supporting services in small towns. The shire's economy is based on value-adding to local primary produce of the region, especially milk, cereals and grapes, and providing services to people, including tourism. Tourism is also important the Rutherglen wine producing area and the historic townships of Beechworth, Chiltern and Yackandandah attract thousands of visitors. The main industries include flour mill and cereal food manufacturing, agriculture, other food manufacturing, beverage and malt manufacturing. Residents also commute to Wodonga and Wangaratta for employment.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	25.048m	26.468m	25.647m	22.989m
Revenue ($)	28.293m	30.940m	27.183m	28.421m
- Charges ($)	12.053m	11.362m	8.871m	9.773m
- VGC Grants ($)	4.281m	4.166m	4.029m	3.790m