Shire of Mornington Peninsula
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| Shire of Mornington Peninsula Victoria |
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| Population: | 124,891 (2001 Census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 723.1 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Brian Stahl | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Rosebud | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mornington, Nepean, Hastings | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Dunkley, Flinders | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 124,891, which increases by up to 30% in summer[citation needed].
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings, Flinders and Kangerong, and Mornington.
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[edit] Wards
Each ward has one councillor:
- Mount Eliza
- Mornington
- Balcombe
- Kangerong
- Rosebud
- Truemans
- Rye
- Point Nepean
- Watsons
- Cerberus
- Red Hill
[edit] Localities
The following towns and suburbs are located in the shire:
- Arthurs Seat
- Balnarring
- Balnarring Beach
- Baxter
- Bittern
- Blairgowrie
- Boneo
- Cape Schanck
- Crib Point
- Dromana
- Flinders
- Hastings
- HMAS Cerberus
- McCrae
- Main Ridge
- Merricks
- Merricks Beach
- Merricks North
- Moorooduc
- Mornington
- Mount Eliza
- Mount Martha
- Point Nepean
- Point Leo
- Portsea
- Red Hill
- Red Hill South
- Rosebud
- Rosebud West
- Rye
- Safety Beach
- Shoreham
- Somers
- Somerville
- Sorrento
- Tootgarook
- Tyabb
[edit] See also
- List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.
[edit] External links
| Local Government Areas of Melbourne | |||
| Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer Metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges |
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