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The '''Shire of Mornington Peninsula''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. It is located to the south of the [[Melbourne City Centre]]. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a population of 165,822.<ref name=ABSLGA/>
The '''Shire of Mornington Peninsula''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. It is located to the south of the [[Melbourne City Centre]]. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a population of 165,822.<ref name=ABSLGA/>


==History==
The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of [[Shire of Flinders (Victoria)|Flinders]], [[Shire of Hastings|Hastings]] and [[Shire of Mornington (Victoria)|Mornington]].<ref name="VPhast">{{cite web |title=Hastings |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/hastings |website=Victorian Places |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref>
The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of [[Shire of Flinders (Victoria)|Flinders]], [[Shire of Hastings|Hastings]] and [[Shire of Mornington (Victoria)|Mornington]].<ref name="VPhast2">{{cite web|title=Hastings|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/hastings|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Victorian Places}}</ref>

On August 13, 2019, the Shire voted to [[Climate emergency declarations in Australia|declare a climate emergency]] in response to other similar declarations from councils around Australia.

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The Shire abolished the 150-year-old tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby, the Shire was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCullough|first1=Cameron|date=14 December 2020|title=God purged from council ‘prayer’|publisher=Mornington Peninsula News|url=http://www.mpnews.com.au/2020/12/14/god-purged-from-council-prayer/|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>


==Council==
==Council==
=== Electoral Representation ===
=== Electoral representation ===
The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six wards and eleven Councillors. The six wards are Briars, Cerberus, Nepean, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson.<ref name="MPSwards">{{cite web |title=Our Wards |url=https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/About-Us/About-Our-Council/Our-Wards |website=Mornington Peninsula Shire |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> The current council, as of December 2020, is:<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire|url=http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/About-Us/About-Our-Council/Our-Councillors|website=www.mornpen.vic.gov.au}}</ref>
The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six wards and eleven Councillors. The six wards are Briars, Cerberus, Nepean, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson.<ref name="MPSwards">{{cite web |title=Our Wards |url=https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/About-Us/About-Our-Council/Our-Wards |website=Mornington Peninsula Shire |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> The current council, as of December 2020, is:<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire|url=http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/About-Us/About-Our-Council/Our-Councillors|website=www.mornpen.vic.gov.au}}</ref>


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=== Timeline of Significant Political Events ===
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* The Shire of Mornington Peninsula was the 34th local government authority in Australia to declare a climate emergency on 13 August 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Climate Emergency Plan Adoption |url=https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Your-Property/Environment/Climate-Change/Climate-Emergency-Plan-Adoption |website=Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |publisher=Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref> for more information see [[Climate Emergency in Australia]]
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* The Shire of Mornington Peninsula abolished the 150-year-old tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby Mornington Peninsula Shire Council was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCullough |first1=Cameron |title=God purged from council ‘prayer’ |url=http://www.mpnews.com.au/2020/12/14/god-purged-from-council-prayer/ |access-date=22 December 2020 |publisher=Mornington Peninsula News |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Melbourne suburbs]] for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.''
* [[List of Melbourne suburbs]], for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities''
* [[Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve]]
* [[Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve]]


Revision as of 03:49, 13 December 2021

This article is about the local government area. For information on the landform, see Mornington Peninsula. For the wine region, see Mornington Peninsula (wine).

Mornington Peninsula Shire
Victoria
Population165,822 (2018)[1] (40th)
 • Density229.04/km2 (593.2/sq mi)
Established1994
Area724 km2 (279.5 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Anthony Marsh [1]
Council seatRosebud
RegionSoutheast Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)Mornington, Nepean, Hastings
Federal division(s)Dunkley, Flinders
WebsiteMornington Peninsula Shire
LGAs around Mornington Peninsula Shire:
Port Phillip Frankston Casey
Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Shire Western Port
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the Melbourne City Centre. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a population of 165,822.[1]

History

The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.[2]

On August 13, 2019, the Shire voted to declare a climate emergency in response to other similar declarations from councils around Australia.

The Shire abolished the 150-year-old tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby, the Shire was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”.[3]

Council

Electoral representation

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six wards and eleven Councillors. The six wards are Briars, Cerberus, Nepean, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson.[4] The current council, as of December 2020, is:[5]

Ward Party Councillor Notes
Briars   Independent Despi O'Connor
  Liberal Steve Holland
  Independent Anthony Marsh Mayor
Cerberus   Independent Lisa Dixon Deputy Mayor
Nepean   Independent Susan Bissinger Elected at recount
  Independent Sarah Race
Red Hill   Independent David Gill
Seawinds   Independent Antonella Celi
  Independent Kerri McCafferty
  Liberal Debra Mar
Watson   Independent Paul Mercurio

Localities, towns and suburbs

Population
Locality Total
Arthurs Seat 394
Balnarring 2,270
Balnarring Beach 418
Baxter 2,162
Bittern 3,705
Blairgowrie 2,313
Boneo 354
Capel Sound 4,930
Cape Schanck 446
Crib Point 3,179
Population
Locality Total
Dromana 5,803
Fingal 529
Flinders 905
Hastings 9,609
HMAS Cerberus 1,040
McCrae 2,823
Main Ridge 416
Merricks 2,421
Merricks Beach 127
Merricks North 426
Population
Locality Total
Moorooduc 1,098
Mornington 23,989
Mount Eliza 17,888
Mount Martha 18,548
Pearcedale 3,821
Point Leo 158
Portsea 510
Red Hill 924
Rosebud 13,195
Population
Locality Total
Rye 8,416
Safety Beach 4,821
Shoreham 608
Somers 1,667
Somerville 11,336
Sorrento 1,592
St Andrews Beach 889
Tootgarook 2,868
Tuerong 341
Tyabb 3,338

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), Mornington Peninsula Shire has three offices throughout Frankston and Mornington 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Hastings". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ McCullough, Cameron (14 December 2020). "God purged from council 'prayer'". Mornington Peninsula News. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Our Wards". Mornington Peninsula Shire. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire". www.mornpen.vic.gov.au.

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