The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the Melbourne City Centre. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a population of 165,822.[1]

Mornington Peninsula Shire Victoria
Population	168,948 (2021)[1] (40th)
• Density	233.35/km2 (604.4/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	724 km2 (279.5 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Cr Anthony Marsh
Council seat	Rosebud
Region	Southeast Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Mornington, Nepean, Hastings
Federal division(s)	Dunkley, Flinders
Website	Mornington Peninsula Shire
LGAs around Mornington Peninsula Shire: Port Phillip Frankston Casey Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Shire Western Port Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

History

The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.[2]

On August 13, 2019, the Shire voted to declare a climate emergency in response to other similar declarations from councils around Australia.

The Shire abolished the 150-year-old tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby, the Shire was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”.[3]

Council

Electoral representation

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six wards and eleven Councillors. The six wards are Briars, Cerberus, Nepean, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson.[4] The current council, as of December 2020, is:[5]

Localities, towns and suburbs

See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs, for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities
• Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve

References

External links

• Mornington Peninsula Shire web site
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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