Shire of Moyne

The Shire of Moyne is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 5,481 square kilometres (2,116 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,887.[1] It includes the towns of Port Fairy, Koroit, Mortlake, Macarthur, Peterborough, Caramut, Ellerslie, Framlingham, Garvoc, Hawkesdale, Kirkstall, Panmure, Mailors Flat, Purnim, Wangoom and Woolsthorpe. It also entirely surrounds the City of Warrnambool, a separate local government area. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Belfast, Shire of Minhamite, Borough of Port Fairy, and parts of the Shire of Mortlake, Shire of Warrnambool, Shire of Dundas, Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Hampden.[2]

Shire of Moyne
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population16,887 (2018)[1]
 • Density3.0810/km2 (7.9798/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area5,481 km2 (2,116.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Mick Wolfe
Council seatPort Fairy
RegionBarwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Wannon
WebsiteShire of Moyne
LGAs around Shire of Moyne:
Glenelg Southern Grampians Ararat
Glenelg Shire of Moyne Corangamite
Southern Ocean Warrnambool Southern Ocean

The Shire is governed and administered by the Moyne Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Port Fairy, it also has service centres located in Macarthur and Mortlake. The Shire is named after the Moyne River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.

The industry base for the area includes: Dairy, beef cattle, sheep, vegetable production, manufacturing, quarrying, food products, pharmaceuticals, seafood), tourism.

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which the Shire of Moyne sits are the Eastern Maar peoples and Gunditjmara people,[3] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC)[4] and the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC).[5]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[6]

WardCouncillorNotes
Unsubdivided  Jim Doukas
 Daniel Meade
 Jordan LockettDeputy Mayor
 Colin Ryan
 Jill Parker
 Ian Smith
 Mick WolfeMayor

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Port Fairy Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Port Fairy, and its service centres in Macarthur and Mortlake.


Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 16,887.[1]


Population
Locality Total
Allansford1,521
Bessiebelle98
Broadwater98
Bushfield571
Caramut246
Codrington52
Crossley215
Cudgee238
Curdievale124
Darlington107
Dennington1,907
Dundonnell46
Population
Locality Total
Ellerslie147
Framlingham158
Garvoc243
Grassmere402
Hawkesdale322
Hexham143
Illowa304
Killarney205
Kirkstall366
Kolora142
Koroit2,055
Laang100
Population
Locality Total
Macarthur552
Mailors Flat425
Mepunga47
Mortlake1,372
Naringal120
Noorat333
Nullawarre267
Orford105
Panmure424
Peterborough247
Port Fairy3,340
Purnim270
Population
Locality Total
Rosebrook132
Southern Cross117
Terang2,288
The Sisters141
Wallacedale113
Wangoom226
Warrong72
Winslow368
Woodford361
Woolsthorpe422
Woorndoo169
Yambuk267

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). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of Moyne". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. Local Government in Victoria. "Moyne Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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