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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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | Cr Nathan Hersey | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Leongatha | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland South | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||||||||
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| 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.
Council
editCurrent composition
editThe 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]
| Ward | 2016 election | Council before dismissal | 2021 election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | ||||
| Coastal-Promontory | Alysson Skinner | Independent | Alysson Skinner | Independent | Scott Rae | Independent | |||
| Ray Argento | Independent | Ray Argento | Independent | Mohya Davies | Independent | ||||
| Jeremy Rich | Independent | Matthew Sherry | United Australia | Sarah Gilligan | Independent | ||||
| Strzelecki | Lorraine Brunt | Independent | Frank Hirst | Independent | Jenni Keerie | Independent | |||
| Andrew McEwen | Independent | Andrew McEwen | Independent | Mick Felton | Independent | ||||
| Aaron Brown | Independent | Aaron Brown | Independent | Nathan Hersey | Ind. Liberal | ||||
| Tarwin Valley | Meg Edwards | Ind. Liberal | Steve Finlay | Independent | John Schelling | Independent | |||
| Don Hill | Independent | Don Hill | Independent | Clare Williams | Independent | ||||
| Maxine Kiel | Independent | Rosemary Cousin | Greens | Adrian Darakai | Independent | ||||
Administration and governance
editThe 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
edit2021
edit| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 18,731 | 87.02 | 8 | 
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| Greens | 1,518 | 7.05 | 0 |
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| Independent Liberal | 1,518 | 5.93 | 1 |
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| Formal votes | 21,526 | 96.47 | |||||
| Informal votes | 788 | 3.53 | |||||
| Total | 22,314 | 100.0 | |||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 27,376 | 81.51 | |||||
Townships and localities
editIn the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,577, up from 28,703 in the 2016 census.[7]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Agnes | 57 | 61 |
| Allambee Reserve^ | 95 | 96 |
| Arawata | 79 | 92 |
| Baromi | 127 | 149 |
| Bena | 294 | 303 |
| Bennison | 43 | 42 |
| Berrys Creek | 152 | 174 |
| Binginwarri^ | 130 | 134 |
| Boolarong | 15 | 5 |
| Boorool | 51 | 54 |
| Buffalo | 272 | 284 |
| Darlimurla^ | 30 | 46 |
| Delburn^ | 32 | 37 |
| Dollar | 57 | 61 |
| Dumbalk | 413 | 455 |
| Dumbalk North | 95 | 90 |
| Fairbank | 41 | 52 |
| Fish Creek | 827 | 858 |
| Foster | 1,842 | 2,044 |
| Foster North | 165 | 152 |
| Gunyah | 4 | 0 |
| Hallston | 156 | 157 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Hazel Park | 41 | 55 |
| Hedley^ | 125 | 108 |
| Inverloch^ | 5,437 | 6,526 |
| Jeetho | 106 | 124 |
| Jumbunna | 127 | 150 |
| Kardella | 172 | 169 |
| Kardella South | 108 | 135 |
| Kongwak^ | 197 | 207 |
| Koonwarra | 404 | 366 |
| Koorooman | 105 | 115 |
| Korumburra | 4,469 | 4,749 |
| Korumburra South | 103 | 114 |
| Krowera^ | 108 | 134 |
| Lang Lang^ | 1,585 | 2,556 |
| Leongatha | 5,654 | 5,869 |
| Leongatha North | 138 | 141 |
| Leongatha South | 628 | 616 |
| Loch^ | 638 | 707 |
| Mardan | 210 | 248 |
| Meeniyan | 771 | 840 |
| Middle Tarwin | 95 | 91 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Mirboo^ | 290 | 334 |
| Mirboo North | 2,197 | 2,263 |
| Mount Best | 16 | 46 |
| Mount Eccles | 104 | 139 |
| Mount Eccles South | * | # |
| Moyarra | * | # |
| Nerrena | 248 | 238 |
| Nyora^ | 1,527 | 1,644 |
| Outtrim^ | 235 | 270 |
| Poowong | 643 | 717 |
| Poowong East^ | 82 | 88 |
| Poowong North^ | 186 | 202 |
| Port Franklin | 134 | 174 |
| Port Welshpool | 209 | 220 |
| Pound Creek^ | 104 | 126 |
| Ranceby | 71 | 83 |
| Ruby | 188 | 187 |
| Sandy Point | 270 | 312 |
| Stony Creek | 6 | 0 |
| Strzelecki^ | 89 | 107 |
| Tarwin | 56 | 59 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Tarwin Lower | 358 | 462 |
| Thorpdale South^ | 30 | 27 |
| Tidal River | * | # |
| Toora | 681 | 713 |
| Toora North | 103 | 107 |
| Trida^ | 62 | 87 |
| Turtons Creek | 30 | 33 |
| Venus Bay | 944 | 904 |
| Walkerville | 84 | 130 |
| Walkerville North | 5 | 5 |
| Walkerville South | 3 | 13 |
| Waratah Bay | 56 | 48 |
| Welshpool | 331 | 361 |
| Whitelaw | 29 | 30 |
| Wild Dog Valley | 62 | 78 |
| Wilsons Promontory | 13 | 16 |
| Wonga | 33 | 44 |
| Woorarra East | 40 | 43 |
| Woorarra West | 56 | 48 |
| Wooreen | 89 | 91 |
| Yanakie | 251 | 283 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994: Order estg (Part 6) the Shire of South Gippsland". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ South Gippsland council sacked
- ^ Legg, Christine. "Councillors". www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.