South Gippsland Shire

LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland:
Cardinia	Baw Baw	Latrobe
Bass Coast	Shire of South Gippsland	Wellington
Bass Strait	Bass Strait	Bass Strait

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 3,305 square kilometres (1,276 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 27,208.^[1] It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong and Mirboo North. 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 southern portion.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.^[3]

Ward		Notes
Coastal-Promontory	Mohya Davies
	Jeanette Harding
	Kieran Kennedy
Strzelecki	Lorraine Brunt
	Andrew McEwen
	Bob Newton
Tarwin Valley	James Fawcett	Mayor (2013–14)
	Don Hill
	Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks

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

Towns as defined by the Council^[4]

Localities as defined by the Council^[4]

Agnes
Allambee
Arawata
Baromi
Bennison
Berrys Creek
Binginwarri
Boolarong
Boolarra
Boorool
Cape Liptrap
Darlimurla
Delburn
Dollar
Fairbank
Gunyah
Hallston
Hazel Park
Hedley
Jeetho
Kardella
Koorooman
Krowera
Mardan
Mount Best
Mount Eccles
Moyarra
Nerrena
Outtrim
Pound Creek
Ranceby
Ruby
Trida
Turtons Creek
Wilsons Promontory
Whitelaw
Wild Dog Valley
Wonga
Wonyip
Woorarra

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Census QuickStats (2011). "South Gippsland (S) – LGA26170". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). Order estg (Part 6) the Shire of South Gippsland. "S94 of 1994". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
↑ 4.0 4.1 South Gippsland Shire Council (2013). "Townships and localities". Shire of South Gippsland. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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v t e Towns in South Gippsland Shire

Agnes Bena Buffalo Darby River Dumbalk Fish Creek Foster Jumbunna Kongwak Koonwarra Korumburra Leongatha Loch Meeniyan Mirboo North Nyora Poowong Port Franklin Port Welshpool Sandy Point Stony Creek Tarwin Lower Tidal River Toora Venus Bay Walkerville Waratah Bay Welshpool Yanakie

Local government areas of Victoria

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Southwest

Central Highlands and Goldfields

Northeast

Coordinates: 38°35′00″S 146°00′00″E / 38.58333°S 146.00000°E / -38.58333; 146.00000

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