Shire of Moyne
Shire of Moyne Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 16,887 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
�� Density | 3.0810/km2 (7.9798/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 23 September 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,481 km2 (2,116.2 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr Mick Wolfe | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Port Fairy | ||||||||||||||
Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Moyne | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Moyne is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 5,481 square kilometres (2,116 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,887.[1] It includes the towns of Port Fairy, Koroit, Mortlake, Macarthur, Peterborough, Caramut, , Framlingham, Garvoc, Hawkesdale, Kirkstall, Panmure, Mailors Flat, Purnim, Wangoom and Woolsthorpe. It also entirely surrounds the City of Warrnambool, a separate local government area. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Belfast, Shire of Minhamite, Borough of Port Fairy, and parts of the Shire of Mortlake, Shire of Warrnambool, Shire of Dundas, Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Hampden.[2]
The Shire is governed and administered by the Moyne Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Port Fairy, it also has service centres located in Macarthur and Mortlake. The Shire is named after the Moyne River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.
The industry base for the area includes: Dairy, beef cattle, sheep, vegetable production, manufacturing, quarrying, food products, pharmaceuticals, seafood), tourism.
Traditional ownership[]
The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which the Shire of Moyne sits are the Eastern Maar peoples and Gunditjmara people,[3] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC)[4] and the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC).[5]
Council[]
Current composition[]
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[6]
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Unsubdivided | Jim Doukas | ||
Daniel Meade | |||
Jordan Lockett | Deputy Mayor | ||
Colin Ryan | |||
Jill Parker | |||
Ian Smith | |||
Mick Wolfe | Mayor |
Administration and governance[]
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Port Fairy Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Port Fairy, and its service centres in Macarthur and Mortlake.
Main towns in shire[]
In June 2018 the shire had a population of 16,887.[1]
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Allansford | 1,521 |
Bessiebelle | 98 |
98 | |
Bushfield | 571 |
Caramut | 246 |
Codrington | 52 |
Crossley | 215 |
Cudgee | 238 |
Curdievale | 124 |
Darlington | 107 |
Dennington | 1,907 |
46 |
Population | |
Locality | Total |
147 | |
Framlingham | 158 |
Garvoc | 243 |
402 | |
Hawkesdale | 322 |
Hexham | 143 |
Illowa | 304 |
Killarney | 205 |
Kirkstall | 366 |
142 | |
Koroit | 2,055 |
100 |
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Macarthur | 552 |
Mailors Flat | 425 |
Mepunga | 47 |
Mortlake | 1,372 |
120 | |
Noorat | 333 |
Nullawarre | 267 |
Orford | 105 |
Panmure | 424 |
Peterborough | 247 |
Port Fairy | 3,340 |
Purnim | 270 |
Population | |
Locality | Total |
Rosebrook | 132 |
Southern Cross | 117 |
Terang | 2,288 |
The Sisters | 141 |
113 | |
Wangoom | 226 |
Warrong | 72 |
Winslow | 368 |
Woodford | 361 |
Woolsthorpe | 422 |
Woorndoo | 169 |
Yambuk | 267 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of Moyne". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Moyne Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
External links[]
Media related to Shire of Moyne at Wikimedia Commons
- Populated places established in 1994
- 1994 establishments in Australia
- Local government areas of Victoria (Australia)
- Barwon South West
- Shire of Moyne
- Australia government stubs
- Barwon South West geography stubs