Shire of Mornington Peninsula

Shire of Mornington Peninsula Victoria
Population:	148,394(2009)[1]
Established:	1994
Area:	723.1 km² (279.2 sq mi)
Mayor:	Cr Graham Pittock, elected December 2011
Council Seat:	Rosebud
Region:	Victoria (Australia)
State District:	Mornington, Nepean, Hastings
Federal Division:	Dunkley, Flinders
Website: http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Mornington Peninsula: Port Phillip Frankston Casey Shire of Mornington Peninsula Western Port

Sign marking entrance to the Shire, near Baxter.

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. It has a estimated population of 148,394 people, which increases by up to 30% in summer.^[1][2]

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.

Wards

Each ward has one councillor.

• Mount Eliza
• Mornington
• Balcombe
• Kangerong
• Rosebud
• Truemans
• Rye
• Point Nepean
• Watsons
• Cerberus
• Red Hill

Localities, towns and suburbs

• Arthurs Seat
• Balnarring
• Balnarring Beach
• Baxter
• Bittern
• Blairgowrie
• Boneo
• Cape Schanck
• Crib Point
• Dromana
• Fingal
• Flinders
• Hastings
• HMAS Cerberus the area of the naval base is a bounded locality
• McCrae
• Main Ridge
• Merricks
• Merricks Beach
• Merricks North
• Moorooduc
• Mornington
• Mount Eliza
• Mount Martha
• Point Nepean
• Point Leo
• Portsea
• Red Hill
• Red Hill South
• Rosebud
• Rosebud West
• Rye
• Safety Beach
• Shoreham
• Somers
• Somerville
• Sorrento
• St Andrews Beach
• Tootgarook
• Tuerong
• Tyabb

See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
2. ^ Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

External links

• Mornington Peninsula Shire web site
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

Coordinates: 38°26′S 145°00′E / 38.433°S 145°E / -38.433; 145