Moyne Shire

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Moyne Shire
Victoria
Population: 14,989 (2001 Census)
Area: 5,478 kmĀ²
Mayor: Gerald Madden
Council Seat: Port Fairy
State District: South-West Coast
Federal Division: Division of Wannon
Website: http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around Moyne Shire
Glenelg Southern Grampians Ararat
Glenelg Moyne Shire Corangamite
Southern Ocean Warrnambool Southern Ocean

Moyne Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. It includes the townships of Port Fairy (population 2,560), Koroit (pop. 1,376), Mortlake (pop. 941), Macarthur (pop. 246), Peterborough (pop. 148), Caramut, Ellerslie, Framlingham, Garvoc, Hawkesdale, Kirkstall, Panmure, Woolsthorpe. The industry base for the area includes: Dairy, beef cattle, sheep, vegetable production, manufacturing (quarrying, food products, pharmaceuticals, seafood), tourism. It has an area of 5,478 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 16,300.

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