South Gippsland Shire

Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 27,706 (2015 est)[1]
 • Density 8.3831/km2 (21.712/sq mi)
Established 1994
Gazetted 2 December 1994[2]
Area 3,305 km2 (1,276.1 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Jeanette Harding
Council seat Leongatha
Region Eastern Victoria
State electorate(s) Gippsland South
Federal Division(s) McMillan
Website Shire 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.[3] 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.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Coastal-Promontory   Mohya Davies
  Jeanette Harding
  Kieran Kennedy
Strzelecki   Lorraine Brunt
  Andrew McEwen
  Bob Newton
Tarwin Valley   James Fawcett Mayor (2013–14)
  Don Hill
  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[5]

Localities as defined by the Council[5]

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 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. |article= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Census QuickStats (2011). "South Gippsland (S) – LGA26170". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 South Gippsland Shire Council (2013). "Townships and localities". Shire of South Gippsland. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

Coordinates: 38°35′00″S 146°00′00″E / 38.58333°S 146.00000°E / -38.58333; 146.00000

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