The Northern Grampians Shire is located to the north east of the Grampians and about 230 kms north west of Melbourne. Its economy is based on agriculture, gold mining, tourism, wine production and manufacturing. Stawell, the main centre, is home to brick, textiles and meat production, while the Grampians area is a popular holiday destination. The main industries include agriculture, metal ore mining, meat and meat product manufacturing, other food manufacturing.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	33.794m	32.118m	27.046m	23.983m
Revenue ($)	42.379m	41.080m	35.801m	23.202m
- Charges ($)	13.666m	12.730m	11.759m	10.685m
- VGC Grants ($)	6.039m	5.910m	5.765m	5.357m