Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population29,576 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.9733/km2 (23.241/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area3,296 km2 (1,272.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Nathan Hersey
Council seatLeongatha
RegionGippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland South
Federal division(s)Monash
WebsiteShire of South Gippsland
LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland:
Cardinia Baw Baw Latrobe
Bass Coast Shire of South Gippsland Wellington
Bass Strait Bass Strait
Flinders Council (Tasmania)		 Bass Strait

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.

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

Current composition

The 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]

This section is an excerpt from 2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election § Change in composition.[edit]
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 Liberal
Tarwin Valley   Meg Edwards 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

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.

2021 election results

This section is an excerpt from 2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election § Results.[edit]
2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election: Party totals[6]
Party Votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Independent 18,731 87.02 8 Steady
  Greens 1,518 7.05 0 Steady
  Liberal 1,518 5.93 1 Steady
 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

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,577 up from 28,703 in the 2016 census[7]

Population
Locality20162021
Agnes5761
Allambee Reserve^9596
Arawata7992
Baromi127149
Bena294303
Bennison4342
Berrys Creek152174
Binginwarri^130134
Boolarong155
Boorool5154
Buffalo272284
Darlimurla^3046
Delburn^3237
Dollar5761
Dumbalk413455
Dumbalk North9590
Fairbank4152
Fish Creek827858
Foster1,8422,044
Foster North165152
Gunyah40
Hallston156157
Population
Locality20162021
Hazel Park4155
Hedley^125108
Inverloch^5,4376,526
Jeetho106124
Jumbunna127150
Kardella172169
Kardella South108135
Kongwak^197207
Koonwarra404366
Koorooman105115
Korumburra4,4694,749
Korumburra South103114
Krowera^108134
Lang Lang^1,5852,556
Leongatha5,6545,869
Leongatha North138141
Leongatha South628616
Loch^638707
Mardan210248
Meeniyan771840
Middle Tarwin9591
Population
Locality20162021
Mirboo^290334
Mirboo North2,1972,263
Mount Best1646
Mount Eccles104139
Mount Eccles South*#
Moyarra*#
Nerrena248238
Nyora^1,5271,644
Outtrim^235270
Poowong643717
Poowong East^8288
Poowong North^186202
Port Franklin134174
Port Welshpool209220
Pound Creek^104126
Ranceby7183
Ruby188187
Sandy Point270312
Stony Creek60
Strzelecki^89107
Tarwin5659
Population
Locality20162021
Tarwin Lower358462
Thorpdale South^3027
Tidal River*#
Toora681713
Toora North103107
Trida^6287
Turtons Creek3033
Venus Bay944904
Walkerville84130
Walkerville North55
Walkerville South313
Waratah Bay5648
Welshpool331361
Whitelaw2930
Wild Dog Valley6278
Wilsons Promontory1316
Wonga3344
Woorarra East4043
Woorarra West5648
Wooreen8991
Yanakie251283

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ South Gippsland council sacked
  5. ↑ Legg, Christine. "Councillors". www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  7. ↑ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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