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The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres (815 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158.[1] It includes the towns of Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Mount Wallace, Myrniong, Blackwood, Greendale, Gordon, Korweinguboora and Mount Egerton, Bungaree, Elaine and Wallace. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bacchus Marsh, Shire of Ballan and parts of the Shire of Bungaree and City of Werribee.[2][3]

Shire of Moorabool Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	34,158 (2018)[1]
• Density	16.181/km2 (41.908/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	6 May 1994[2]
Area	2,111 km2 (815.1 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Tom Sullivan
Council seat	Bacchus Marsh
Region	Western Victoria
State electorate(s)	Buninyong Macedon Melton
Federal division(s)	Ballarat Hawke
Website	Shire of Moorabool
LGAs around Shire of Moorabool: Hepburn Hepburn Macedon Ranges Ballarat Shire of Moorabool Melton Golden Plains Greater Geelong Wyndham

The Shire is governed and administered by the Moorabool Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ballan, it also has service centres located in Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The Shire is named after the Moorabool River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the area, which is named after the Wathawurrung word moo-roo-bul referring to Bunyip-like creature that lives in the river.[4]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the East Moorabool Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[5] Council Composition as of September 2022:

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Central Moorabool		Paul Tatchell
East Moorabool		Rod Ward
		Tonia Dudzik	Deputy Mayor
	Moira Berry
	David Edwards
West Moorabool		Tom Sullivan	Mayor
Woodlands		Ally Munari

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Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Ballan Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Ballan, and its service centre in Bacchus Marsh.

Main towns in shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 34,158.[1]

References

External links

• Moorabool Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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