Shire of East Gippsland

The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 46,818.[1]

Shire of East Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population46,818 (2018)[1]
 • Density2.2358/km2 (5.7907/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area20,940 km2 (8,085.0 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Natalie O'Connell
Council seatBairnsdale
RegionEastern Victoria
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal Division(s)Gippsland
WebsiteShire of East Gippsland
LGAs around Shire of East Gippsland:
Alpine Towong Bega Valley (NSW)
Wellington Shire of East Gippsland Tasman Sea
Wellington Bass Strait Tasman Sea

It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale, it also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[3]

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Unsubdivided  Sonia BuckleyIndependent
 Mendy UrieIndependentMayor
 Kirsten Van DiggeleIndependent
 Arthur AllenIndependent
 Mark ReevesAustralian Labour Party [4]
 Tom CrookIndependent
 Jane Greacen OAMIndependent
 Trevor StowIndependent
 John WhiteIndependent[5]

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost.

The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 46,818.[1]

Population
Locality Total
Anglers Rest21
Bairnsdale7,580
Bemm River60
Benambra149
Bendoc115
Bruthen814
Buchan236
Cann River194
Cassilis29
Clifton Creek237
Population
Locality Total
Eagle Point1,094
Ensay109
Fernbank152
Genoa55
Gipsy Point19
Goon Nure119
Johnsonville327
Kalimna1,249
Lake Bunga330
Lakes Entrance4,810
Population
Locality Total
Lake Tyers Beach727
Lindenow449
Lucknow1,254
Mallacoota1,063
Marlo564
Metung1,449
Newmerella389
Nicholson1,095
Nowa Nowa194
Omeo406
Population
Locality Total
Orbost2,227
Paynesville3,480
Raymond Island548
Swan Reach751
Swifts Creek278
Tambo Crossing17
Tongio65
Wiseleigh168
W Tree48
Wy Yung1,657

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 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. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of East Gippsland". S94 of 1994. State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Local Government in Victoria. "East Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/story/5562435/labor-challenging-in-gippsland-east/
  5. https://www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/About_Us/Your_Council/Councillors
Bonang River, East Gippsland.


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