Shire of Moyne

Moyne Shire Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:	16,684(2009)[1]
Area:	5478 km² (2,115.1 sq mi)
Mayor:	Jim Doukas
Council Seat:	Port Fairy
State District:	South-West Coast
Federal Division:	Division of Wannon
Website: http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around Moyne Shire: Glenelg Southern Grampians Ararat Glenelg Moyne Shire Corangamite Southern Ocean Warrnambool Southern Ocean

The Moyne Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. It includes the townships of Port Fairy (population 2,560), Koroit (pop. 1,376), Mortlake (pop. 941), Macarthur (pop. 246), Peterborough (pop. 148), Caramut, Ellerslie, Framlingham, Garvoc, Hawkesdale, Kirkstall, Panmure, Mailors Flat and Woolsthorpe. It entirely surrounds the City of Warrnambool, a separate local government area. The shire is named after the Moyne River which flows into Port Fairy.

The industry base for the area includes: Dairy, beef cattle, sheep, vegetable production, manufacturing (quarrying, food products, pharmaceuticals, seafood), tourism. It has an area of 5,478 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 15,453. It was formed in 1994 from the merger 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 (Victoria), Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Hampden.

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.^[2]

See also

List of localities in Victoria (Australia)

References

1. ^ 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 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ Local Government Victoria. "Moyne Shire Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/B0E7AE8B90C8FEE4CA25716800318E6A?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30 

External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

Coordinates: 38°22′S 142°14′E / 38.367°S 142.233°E / -38.367; 142.233