Shire of Cardinia
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| Shire of Cardinia Victoria |
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| Population: | 57,115 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1280.6 km² (494.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Bill Ronald | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Pakenham | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Cardinia is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,281 square kilometres, and at the 2006 census it had a population of 57,115.[1]
The council offices of the shire are situated in Pakenham.
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[edit] History
The areas within the present-day boundaries of Cardinia were originally parts of the Cranbourne and Berwick districts, which were incorporated in 1860 and 1862 respectively. The Shire of Ferntree Gully, later Shire of Sherbrooke, split away in 1889 and included areas to the east of Melbourne. In 1973, the City of Berwick, including Berwick and areas closer to Dandenong, split away from the Shire of Berwick, with the remainder being renamed Shire of Pakenham.[2]
The shire came into being on 15 December 1994 as the result of statewide local government reform, by merging the Shire of Pakenham with rural sections of the Shire of Sherbrooke and City of Cranbourne.[3]
[edit] Mayors
- 2005: Garry Runge
- 2006: Bill Ronald
- 2007: Kate Lempriere
- 2008: Bill Ronald
[edit] Geography
The shire includes the following towns and localities:
- Avonsleigh
- Bayles
- Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield Upper.
- Bunyip
- Bunyip North
- Caldermeade
- Cardinia
- Catani
- Clematis
- Cockatoo
- Cora Lynn
- Dalmore
- Dewhurst
- Emerald
- Garfield
- Garfield North
- Gembrook
- Guys Hill
- Heath Hill
- Iona
- Koo Wee Rup
- Koo Wee Rup North
- Lang Lang
- Lang Lang East
- Longwarry
- Maryknoll
- Menzies Creek
- Modella
- Monomeith
- Mount Burnett
- Nangana
- Nar Nar Goon
- Nar Nar Goon North
- Nyora
- Officer
- Officer South
- Pakenham
- Pakenham South
- Pakenham Upper
- Rythdale
- Tenby Point
- Tonimbuk
- Tynong
- Tynong North
- Vervale
- Yannathan
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Cardinia (S) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 639-40, 805-6, 832-3. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
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