Shire of Moyne

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Shire of Moyne
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population17,374 (2021)[1]
 • Density3.1699/km2 (8.2099/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area5,481 km2 (2,116.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Ian Smith
Council seatPort Fairy
RegionBarwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Wannon
WebsiteShire of Moyne
LGAs around Shire of Moyne:
Glenelg Southern Grampians
Ararat		 Corangamite
Glenelg Shire of Moyne Corangamite
Southern Ocean Warrnambool Southern Ocean

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, Ellerslie, 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 a customer service centre in Mortlake, a works depot in Koroit, Mortlake and Macarthur. 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, seafood, other food products, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, quarrying, and tourism.

Traditional ownership[edit]

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[edit]

Current composition[edit]

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[6]

Councillor
Ian Smith Mayor
Karen Foster Deputy Mayor
Jim Doukas
Damian Gleeson
Jordan Lockett
Daniel Meade
James Purcell

Administration and governance[edit]

The council meets in the council chambers at the Mortlake Municipal Office. Administrative activities are conducted at both the Port Fairy and Mortlake offices, which also provide customer services centres.

Townships and localities[edit]

The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 17,374, up from 16,495 in the 2016 census.[7]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Allansford^ 1,521 1,410
Ayrford^ 44 39
Ballangeich 64 71
Bessiebelle^ 98 113
Breakaway Creek^ 50 39
Broadwater 92 75
Brucknell^ 116 127
Bushfield^ 571 596
Byaduk^ 123 129
Caramut^ 246 256
Chatsworth^ 44 49
Codrington 52 37
Condah Swamp * #
Crossley 215 235
Cudgee 238 311
Curdievale^ 124 125
Darlington^ 107 84
Dennington^ 1,907 1,994
Dundonnell 46 52
Ecklin South^ 188 222
Ellerslie 147 157
Framlingham 158 169
Framlingham East 21 25
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Garvoc^ 243 248
Gazette^ 43 42
Gerrigerrup 33 31
Glenormiston North^ 56 63
Grassmere 402 385
Hawkesdale 322 311
Hexham 143 130
Illowa^ 304 304
Killarney 205 195
Kirkstall 366 406
Knebsworth 9 22
Kolora^ 142 188
Koroit 2,055 2,184
Laang 100 115
Lake Condah^ 6 9
Macarthur 522 469
Mailors Flat 425 490
Mepunga 47 36
Mepunga East 67 73
Mepunga West 76 83
Minhamite 113 106
Minjah 58 65
Mortlake 1,372 1,477
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Nareeb^ 36 48
Naringal 120 124
Naringal East 93 96
Nerrin Nerrin^ 38 48
Nirranda 56 50
Nirranda East^ 14 12
Nirranda South 76 90
Noorat^ 333 318
Nullawarre 267 233
Nullawarre North 61 46
Orford 105 115
Panmure 424 442
Penshurst^ 622 677
Peterborough^ 247 322
Port Fairy 3,340 3,742
Pura Pura^ 37 47
Purdeet^ 14 21
Purnim 270 292
Purnim West 37 50
Rosebrook 132 128
Southern Cross 117 128
St Helens 47 34
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Taroon^ 22 25
Tarrone 64 69
Terang^ 2,288 2,254
The Cove 10 18
The Sisters 141 110
Toolong 91 88
Tower Hill 81 83
Tyrendarra^ 212 198
Tyrendarra East 27 19
Wallacedale^ 113 94
Wangoom 226 237
Warrabkook 34 42
Warrnambool^ 29,661 31,308
Warrong 72 77
Willatook 55 53
Winslow 368 436
Woodford^ 361 436
Woolsthorpe 422 364
Woorndoo^ 169 160
Yambuk 267 284
Yangery^ 111 113
Yarpturk 77 63

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "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). "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.
  3. ^ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Moyne Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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