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South Gippsland Shire

Coordinates: 38°35′00″S 146°00′00″E / 38.58333°S 146.00000°E / -38.58333; 146.00000
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Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population27,208 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density8.2324/km2 (21.322/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area3,305 km2 (1,276.1 sq mi)
MayorCr Jeanette Harding
Council seatLeongatha
RegionEastern Victoria
State electorate(s)Gippsland South
Federal division(s)McMillan
WebsiteShire of South Gippsland
LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland:
Cardinia Baw Baw Latrobe
Bass Coast Shire of South Gippsland Wellington
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Shire of South Gippsland is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 3,305 square kilometres (1,276 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 27,208.[1] It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong and Mirboo North. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Shire of South Gippsland with the Shire of Mirboo, and parts of the Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the South Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Leongatha, it also has a service centre located in Mirboo North. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the southernmost portion, including Wilsons Promontory at the southern tip of the Australian continent.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[3]

Ward Councillor Notes
Coastal-Promontory Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Mohya Davies
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Jeanette Harding
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Kieran Kennedy
Strzelecki Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Lorraine Brunt
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Andrew McEwen
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Bob Newton
Tarwin Valley Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  James Fawcett Mayor (2013–14)
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Don Hill
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent|  Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Leongatha Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Leongatha, and its service centre in Mirboo North.

Townships and localities

Towns as defined by the Council[4]

Localities as defined by the Council[4]

  • Agnes
  • Allambee
  • Arawata
  • Baromi
  • Bennison
  • Berrys Creek
  • Binginwarri
  • Boolarong
  • Boolarra
  • Boorool
  • Cape Liptrap
  • Darlimurla
  • Delburn
  • Dollar
  • Fairbank
  • Gunyah
  • Hallston
  • Hazel Park
  • Hedley
  • Jeetho
  • Kardella
  • Koorooman
  • Krowera
  • Mardan
  • Mount Best
  • Mount Eccles
  • Moyarra
  • Nerrena
  • Outtrim
  • Pound Creek
  • Ranceby
  • Ruby
  • Trida
  • Turtons Creek
  • Wilsons Promontory
  • Whitelaw
  • Wild Dog Valley
  • Wonga
  • Wonyip
  • Woorarra

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. ^ a b Census QuickStats (2011). "South Gippsland (S) – LGA26170". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |article= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b South Gippsland Shire Council (2013). "Townships and localities". Shire of South Gippsland. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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