Surf Coast Shire

Surf Coast Shire
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 25,870 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 16.58/km2 (42.95/sq mi)
Established 1994
Gazetted 9 March 1994[2]
Area 1,560 km2 (602.3 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Rose Hodge
Council seat Torquay, Victoria
Region Barwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Corangamite
Website Surf Coast Shire
LGAs around Surf Coast Shire:
Golden Plains Golden Plains Greater Geelong
Colac Otway Surf Coast Shire Bass Strait
Colac Otway Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Surf Coast Shire is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 1,560 square kilometres (600 sq mi) and, at the 2011 census, had a population of 25,870.[1] It includes the towns of Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Lorne, Moriac, Torquay and Winchelsea. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Winchelsea, Shire of Barrabool and part of the former City of South Barwon, which was, at that point, part of the City of Greater Geelong.[2][3]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Surf Coast Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Torquay. The Shire is named after its location on the popular surf coast of Victoria.

Post-2008, following an electoral representation review, the decision was made to re-subdivide the municipality into four wards, the current wards are Torquay, Anglesea, Winchelsea and Lorne. Between 2004 and 2008, the Shire was an unsubdivided municipality and as a result, the entire municipality voted to elect nine councillors. Between 1996 and 2004, the municipality was subdivided into six wards, where three councillors per ward were elected from the Torquay and Anglesea wards, and one councillor per ward was elected from the Lorne, Winchelsea, Moriac and Aireys Inlet wards. A position of Deputy Mayor briefly existed from 2004 to 2005, but was abolished for the 2005 mayoral election.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of four wards and nine councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the Torquay Ward, two councillors per ward elected to represent each of the Anglesea and Winchelsea wards, and one councillor elected to represent the Lorne Ward.[4]

WardCouncillorNotes
Anglesea   Libby Coker
  Margot Smith
Lorne   Clive Goldsworthy
Torquay   David Bell
  Eve Fisher
  Rose Hodge Mayor (2015–16)
  Brian McKiterick
Winchelsea   Carol McGregor
  Heather Wellington

List of former and current mayors

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Torquay Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its both administrative centres in Torquay.

Localities

Localities which encompass the Surf Coast Shire include:

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. 1 2 Census QuickStats (2011). "Surf Coast (S) – LGA26490". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S8 of 1994". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 9 March 1994). pp. 1–9. Retrieved 10 January 2014. |article= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2014. |article= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Surf Coast Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 38°18′00″S 144°00′00″E / 38.30000°S 144.00000°E / -38.30000; 144.00000

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