Shire of East Gippsland

Shire of East Gippsland
Victoria
Shire of East Gippsland; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	46,818 (2018)
• Density	2.2358/km2 (5.7907/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	2 December 1994
Area	20,940 km2 (8,085.0 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Natalie O'Connell
Council seat	Bairnsdale
Region	Eastern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal Division(s)	Gippsland
Website	Shire of East Gippsland
	LGAs around Shire of East Gippsland:

The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 46,818.^[1]

It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.^[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale, it also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.^[3]^[4]

Ward		Party	Notes
Unsubdivided	Sonia Buckley	Independent
	Mendy Urie	Independent	Mayor
	Kirsten Van Diggele	Independent
	Arthur Allen	Independent
	Mark Reeves	Labor^[5]
	Tom Crook	Independent
	Jane Greacen OAM	Independent
	Trevor Stow	Independent
	John White	Independent

Administration and governance[]

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost.

The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria

Main towns in shire[]

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 46,818.^[1]

Population
Locality	2011	2016
Anglers Rest	N/A	21
Bairnsdale	7,237	7,580
Bemm River	N/A	60
Benambra	N/A	149
Bendoc	N/A	115
Bruthen	563	814
Buchan	N/A	236
Cann River	169	194
Cassilis	N/A	29
Clifton Creek	207	237

Population
Locality	2011	2016
Eagle Point	739	1,094
Ensay	N/A	109
Fernbank	393	152
Genoa	N/A	55
Gipsy Point	N/A	19
Goon Nure	180	119
Johnsonville	349	327
	1,261	1,249
	451	330
Lakes Entrance	4,569	4,810

Population
Locality	2011	2016
	865	727
Lindenow	390	449
Lucknow	1,065	1,254
Mallacoota	1,032	1,063
Marlo	678	564
Metung	1,222	1,449
Newmerella	441	389
Nicholson	955	1,095
Nowa Nowa	341	194
Omeo	487	406

Population
Locality	2011	2016
Orbost	2493	2,227
Paynesville	3,236	3,480
Raymond Island	540	548
Swan Reach	625	751
Swifts Creek	419	278
Tambo Crossing	N/A	17
Tongio	N/A	65
	308	168
W Tree	N/A	48
Wy Yung	1,710	1,657

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of East Gippsland". S94 of 1994. State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ Local Government in Victoria. "East Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "Councillors".
^ https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/story/5562435/labor-challenging-in-gippsland-east/