South Gippsland Shire

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 3,296 square kilometres (1,273 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576.

For a former local government area with the same name that existed in the area prior to 1994, see Shire of South Gippsland (former).
Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population29,576 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.9733/km2 (23.241/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area3,296 km2 (1,272.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorVacant
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

It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong, Mirboo North and Meeniyan. 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] There is presently no one on the council after they were sacked by the state government on 19 June 2019.[4]

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

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 29,576.[1]

Town Population
Bena294
Dumbalk413
Fish Creek827
Foster1,164
Kongwak193
Koonwarra404
Korumburra3,639
Leongatha5,119
Loch638
Meeniyan1,040
Mirboo North1,697
Nyora1,527
Poowong360
Port Franklin134
Port Welshpool209
Sandy Point270
Stony Creek281
Tarwin Lower358
Toora681
Venus Bay944
Walkerville84
Waratah Bay56
Welshpool331
Yanakie251

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

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). "S94 of 1994: Order estg (Part 6) the Shire of South Gippsland". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  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. South Gippsland council sacked

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