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Bass Coast Shire
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bass Coast Shire |
| state | vic |
| image | Australia Victoria Bass Coast Shire.svg |
| caption | Location in Victoria |
| pop | 35327 |
| pop_year | 2018 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 866 |
| area_footnotes | |
| est | 1994 |
| gazetted | 2 December 1994 |
| mayor | Cr Clare Le Serve |
| seat | Wonthaggi |
| region | Gippsland |
| logo | BassCoast shire logo.png |
| url | http://www.basscoast.vic.gov.au |
| stategov | Bass |
| fedgov | Monash |
| near-nw | Casey |
| near-n | Cardinia |
| near-ne | Baw Baw |
| near-w | Mornington Peninsula |
| near-e | South Gippsland |
| near-sw | Bass Strait |
| near-s | Bass Strait |
| near-se | Bass Strait |
| near-nw = Casey | near-n = Cardinia | near-ne = Baw Baw | near-w = Mornington Peninsula | near-e = South Gippsland | near-sw = Bass Strait | near-s = Bass Strait | near-se = Bass Strait The Bass Coast Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern part of the state. It covers an area of 866 km2 and in June 2018 had a population of 35,327. It includes the towns of Bass, Cape Paterson, Cape Woolamai, Corinella, Coronet Bay, Cowes, Inverloch, Kilcunda, Lang Lang, Newhaven, Rhyll, San Remo, Summerlands and Wonthaggi as well as the historic locality of Krowera. It also includes the popular tourist destination Phillip Island.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Bass Coast Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is the council headquarters in Wonthaggi, with other service centres located in Cowes, Grantville and Inverloch. The Shire is named after its most precious asset, the coasts of Bass Strait and Western Port.
History
The Bass Coast Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bass, Shire of Phillip Island and Borough of Wonthaggi, as well as parts of the Shire of Woorayl, Shire of Korumburra and City of Cranbourne.
Council
Current composition
The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors elected to represent each ward.
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunurong | Independent | Les Larke | ||
| Independent National | Brett Tessari | |||
| Independent Labor | Leticia Laing | |||
| Island | Independent | Ron Bauer | ||
| Independent | David Rooks | |||
| Independent | Michael Whelan | |||
| Westernport | Independent | Clare Le Serve | ||
| Independent Labor | Geoff Ellis | |||
| Independent | Rochelle Halstead | Deputy Mayor (2023/24) |
2020 election results
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Wonthaggi Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wonthaggi, and its service centre in Cowes.
Townships and localities
At the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 40,789, as compared to 32,804 in the 2016 census.
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 83 | ||
| 48 | 66 | ||
| 28 | 26 | ||
| 22 | 32 | ||
| 359 | 405 | ||
| 891 | 1,111 | ||
| 1,676 | 2,301 | ||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 791 | 1,181 | ||
| 791 | 1,108 | ||
| 4,839 | 6,593 | ||
| 583 | 843 | ||
| 165 | 182 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 118 | ||
| 831 | 1,168 | ||
| 37 | 62 | ||
| ^ | 5,437 | 6,526 | |
| 97 | 106 | ||
| 100 | 118 | ||
| 396 | 578 | ||
| ^ | 197 | 207 | |
| ^ | 108 | 134 | |
| 136 | 143 | ||
| ^ | 1,585 | 2,556 | |
| ^ | 638 | 707 | |
| 449 | 547 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,806 | 3,475 | ||
| ^ | 235 | 270 | |
| 352 | 365 | ||
| ^ | 104 | 126 | |
| * | # | ||
| 568 | 836 | ||
| 271 | 324 | ||
| 1,254 | 1,700 | ||
| 211 | 322 | ||
| 226 | 315 | ||
| 461 | 421 | ||
| 49 | 44 | ||
| 0 | 0 |
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | 306 | ||
| 427 | 503 | ||
| 533 | 670 | ||
| 184 | 206 | ||
| 191 | 243 | ||
| 855 | 982 | ||
| 177 | 250 | ||
| 109 | 113 | ||
| 373 | 421 | ||
| 4,965 | 5,215 | ||
| 125 | 126 | ||
| 208 | 245 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
***** - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
Facilities
- Local markets
Cape Paterson
- Swimming Rockpool – Safety Beach, Browns Bay, Surf Beach Road
- Bunurong Marine Park
Wonthaggi
- Lower Powlett Road – Williamsons Beach, Powlett River, Wonthaggi Wind Farm and Victorian Desalination Plant (tours and walking/cycling/horse riding)
- Bass Coast Rail Trail – walk/cycle/horse trot
- Historic mine whistle – sounds 12 noon every day in the centre of Wonthaggi, mine shaft tower, Apex Park, Murray Street
- Wonthaggi Museum – open Saturday mornings, Murray Street
- State Coal Mine – museum and tours, Garden Street{{Citation
- Coal mine ruins – Number 5 Brace & the McBride tunnel entry, off West Area Road Wonthaggi and scattered around the region
- Wonthaggi Golf Course – 18 hole, par 72, ACR 70, easy walk, McKenzie Street
- Large chain stores
- Wonthaggi Hospital – Smoking ban, Graham Street
Phillip Island
- Phillip Island Penguin Parade
- Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
- Nobbies Centre at Seal Rocks
Krowera
- Garlic Farm, Olive Farm, Wayside Lookout, Dairy Farms
Kilcunda
- Kilcunda Trestle Bridge
Inverloch
- Inverloch Shell Museum and Dinosaur Exhibition
Protected areas
Collecting empty seashells, driftwood, twigs, sea glass and other non-living materials or interesting rubbish of small size and in small quantities is legal from most beaches along the Bass Coast, with the exception of Wilsons Promontory, the Bunurong Marine National Park and most of Phillip Island.
On Phillip Island most beaches are off-limits for shell collecting and are run by Phillip Island Nature Parks, with the exceptions of Ventnor, Cowes, Rhyll and Newhaven.
The Bunurong Marine National Park is a middle outstretching section of Bunurong Marine Park along the coastline of Harmers Haven, Cape Paterson and Inverloch. The restricted zone (Bunurong Marine National Park inside Bunurong Marine Park) is an area south-west past Cape Paterson's Safety Beach and Undertow Bay; namely The Oaks, Twin Reefs, Shack Bay and Eagles Nest.
References
References
- (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
- Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994 - Order estg (Part 2) the Bass Coast Shire". State Government of Victoria.
- "Councillors and Elections".
- Local Government in Victoria. "Bass Coast Shire Council". State Government of Victoria.
- "RON BAUER". BASS COAST RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.
- (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
- "Bass Coast Information Centres".
- "Bass Coast Information Centres".
- "Wonthaggi Historical Society".
- "Wonthaggi Golf Club".
- "Bass Coast Regional Health".
- "Inverloch Shell Museum".
- "Department of Environment And Primary Industries".
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