Shire of Moyne

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]

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 Karen Foster
RegionBarwon South West
State electorate(s)Lowan
  • South-West Coast
    • 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 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 center 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, 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]

    WardCouncillorNotes
    Unsubdivided  Daniel MeadeDeputy Mayor
     Jim Doukas
     Damian Gleeson
     Jordan Lockett
     Karen FosterMayor
     James Purcell
     Ian Smith

    Administration and governance

    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 centers.

    Townships and localities

    The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 17,374 up from 16,495 in the 2016 census[7]

    Population
    Locality20162021
    Allansford^1,5211,410
    Ayrford^4439
    Ballangeich6471
    Bessiebelle^98113
    Breakaway Creek^5039
    Broadwater9275
    Brucknell^116127
    Bushfield^571596
    Byaduk^123129
    Caramut^246256
    Chatsworth^4449
    Codrington5237
    Condah Swamp*#
    Crossley215235
    Cudgee238311
    Curdievale^124125
    Darlington^10784
    Dennington^1,9071,994
    Dundonnell4652
    Ecklin South^188222
    Ellerslie147157
    Framlingham158169
    Framlingham East2125
    Population
    Locality20162021
    Garvoc^243248
    Gazette^4342
    Gerrigerrup3331
    Glenormiston North^5663
    Grassmere402385
    Hawkesdale322311
    Hexham143130
    Illowa^304304
    Killarney205195
    Kirkstall366406
    Knebsworth922
    Kolora^142188
    Koroit2,0552,184
    Laang100115
    Lake Condah^69
    Macarthur522469
    Mailors Flat425490
    Mepunga4736
    Mepunga East6773
    Mepunga West7683
    Minhamite113106
    Minjah5865
    Mortlake1,3721,477
    Population
    Locality20162021
    Nareeb^3648
    Naringal120124
    Naringal East9396
    Nerrin Nerrin^3848
    Nirranda5650
    Nirranda East^1412
    Nirranda South7690
    Noorat^333318
    Nullawarre267233
    Nullawarre North6146
    Orford105115
    Panmure424442
    Penshurst^622677
    Peterborough^247322
    Port Fairy3,3403,742
    Pura Pura^3747
    Purdeet^1421
    Purnim270292
    Purnim West3750
    Rosebrook132128
    Southern Cross117128
    St Helens4734
    Population
    Locality20162021
    Taroon^2225
    Tarrone6469
    Terang^2,2882,254
    The Cove1018
    The Sisters141110
    Toolong9188
    Tower Hill8183
    Tyrendarra^212198
    Tyrendarra East2719
    Wallacedale^11394
    Wangoom226237
    Warrabkook3442
    Warrnambool^29,66131,308
    Warrong7277
    Willatook5553
    Winslow368436
    Woodford^361436
    Woolsthorpe422364
    Woorndoo^169160
    Yambuk267284
    Yangery^111113
    Yarpturk7763

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

    See also

    References
    1. "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. 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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