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 3,296 square kilometres (1,273 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576.
Shire of South Gippsland Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 29,576 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 8.9733/km2 (23.241/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 2 December 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,296 km2 (1,272.6 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Leongatha | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Victoria | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gippsland South | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of South Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong, Mirboo North and Meeniyan. 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 southernmost portion, including Wilsons Promontory at the southern tip of the Australian continent.
The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[3] The entire council were sacked by the state government on 19 June 2019 due to bullying allegations and general dysfunctionality.[4] The council was run by administrators until 2021 when a new council was elected.[5]
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.
In June 2018 the shire had a population of 29,576.[1]
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Agnes | 57 |
Arawata | 79 |
Bena | 294 |
Buffalo | 272 |
Dumbalk | 413 |
Fish Creek | 827 |
Foster | 1,164 |
Kongwak | 193 |
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Koonwarra | 404 |
Korumburra | 3,639 |
Leongatha | 5,119 |
Leongatha South | 628 |
Loch | 638 |
Middle Tarwin | 95 |
Meeniyan | 1,040 |
Mirboo | 290 |
Mirboo North | 1,697 |
Nyora | 1,527 |
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Poowong | 360 |
Port Franklin | 134 |
Port Welshpool | 209 |
Ruby | 188 |
Sandy Point | 270 |
Stony Creek | 281 |
Tarwin | 56 |
Tarwin Lower | 358 |
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Toora | 681 |
Venus Bay | 944 |
Walkerville | 84 |
Waratah Bay | 56 |
Welshpool | 331 |
Yanakie | 251 |
List of localities (Victoria)
Towns in South Gippsland Shire | |
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Barwon South West region |
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