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]

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.

Election results

2021

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

In 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

List of localities (Victoria)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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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