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The Shire of Corangamite 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 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,140.[1] It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool.[2]
| Shire of Corangamite Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 16,115 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.6559/km2 (9.4686/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 23 September 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,408 km2 (1,701.9 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Ruth Gstrein | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Camperdown | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.
It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of Camperdown Town, Hampden Shire (part), Heytesbury Shire (part), Mortlake Shire (part), Otway Shire (part) & Warrnambool Shire (part).
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Central Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[3]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Independent | Geraldine Conheady | ||
| Independent | Ruth Gstrein | |||
| Independent | Laurie Hickey | |||
| Coastal | Independent | Jamie Vogels | ||
| North | Independent | Nicholas Cole | ||
| South Central | Independent | Joanne Beard | ||
| South-West | Independent | Kate Makin | ||
Administration and governance
The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.
Main towns in shire
In the 2021 census the shire had a population of 16,115.[1]
| Population | ||
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Berrybank | 40 | 37 |
| Bookaar | 163 | 159 |
| Boorcan | 146 | 142 |
| Brucknell | 116 | 127 |
| Camperdown | 3,369 | 3,354 |
| Carpendeit | 134 | 115 |
| Cobden | 1,839 | 1,804 |
| Cobrico | 80 | 72 |
| Cooriemungle | 364 | 311 |
| Population | ||
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Cressy | 175 | 176 |
| Curdievale | 124 | 125 |
| Darlington | 107 | 84 |
| Derrinallum | 557 | 386 |
| Ecklin South | 188 | 222 |
| Foxhow | 19 | 31 |
| Glenormiston South | 108 | 123 |
| Jancourt East | 188 | 185 |
| Lismore | 420 | 472 |
| Population | ||
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Naroghid | 71 | 66 |
| Noorat | 333 | 318 |
| Peterborough | 247 | 322 |
| Pirron Yallock | 113 | 132 |
| Pomborneit | 62 | 73 |
| Port Campbell | 478 | 440 |
| Princetown | 241 | 236 |
| Scotts Creek | 248 | 214 |
| Simpson | 569 | 583 |
See also
- List of localities in Victoria (Australia)
References
- "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Corangamite". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "Corangamite Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
External links
Media related to Shire of Corangamite at Wikimedia Commons
- Corangamite Shire Council official website
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
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[de] Corangamite Shire
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