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South Gippsland Shire

South Gippsland Shire
FieldValue
typelga
nameShire of South Gippsland
statevic
imageAustralia Victoria South Gippsland Shire.svg
captionLocation in Victoria
pop29576
pop_year2018
pop_footnotes
area3296
area_footnotes
est1994
gazetted2 December 1994
mayorCr John Schelling
seatLeongatha
regionGippsland
logoSouth Gippsland Shire Council.png
urlhttp://www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/
stategovGippsland South
fedgovMonash
near-nwCardinia
near-nBaw Baw
near-neLatrobe
near-wBass Coast
near-eWellington
near-swBass Strait
near-sBass Strait
Flinders Council (Tasmania)
near-seBass Strait

| near-nw = Cardinia | near-n = Baw Baw | near-ne = Latrobe | near-w = Bass Coast | near-e = Wellington | near-sw = Bass Strait | near-s = Bass Strait Flinders Council (Tasmania) | near-se = Bass Strait The South Gippsland Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 3296 km2 and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576. It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong, Mirboo North and Meeniyan.

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.

History

The South Gippsland Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Shire of South Gippsland with the Shire of Mirboo and most of the Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl.

South Gippsland Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. The entire council were sacked by the state government on 19 June 2019 due to bullying allegations and general dysfunctionality. The council was run by administrators until 2021 when a new council was elected.

Administration and governance

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.

Election results

2021

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,577, up from 28,703 in the 2016 census.

PopulationLocality20162021
5761
^9596
7992
127149
294303
4342
152174
^130134
155
5154
272284
^3046
^3237
5761
413455
9590
4152
827858
1,8422,044
165152
40
156157
PopulationLocality20162021
4155
^125108
^5,4376,526
106124
127150
172169
108135
^197207
404366
105115
4,4694,749
103114
^108134
^1,5852,556
5,6545,869
138141
628616
^638707
210248
771840
9591
PopulationLocality20162021
^290334
2,1972,263
1646
104139
*#
*#
248238
^1,5271,644
^235270
643717
^8288
^186202
134174
209220
^104126
7183
188187
270312
60
^89107
5659
PopulationLocality20162021
358462
^3027
*#
681713
103107
^6287
3033
944904
84130
55
313
5648
331361
2930
6278
1316
3344
4043
5648
8991
251283

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

***** - Not noted in 2016 Census

# - Not noted in 2021 Census

References

References

  1. (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]].
  2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive. (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994: Order estg (Part 6) the Shire of South Gippsland". State Government of Victoria.
  3. Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". State Government of Victoria.
  4. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-19/council-sacked-by-victorian-government/11082182 South Gippsland council sacked]
  5. Legg, Christine. "Councillors".
  6. (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
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