Bass Coast Shire

The Bass Coast Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern part of the state. It covers an area of 866 square kilometres (334 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 35,327.[1] It includes the towns of Bass, Cape Paterson, Cape Woolamai, Corinella, Coronet Bay, Cowes, Inverloch, Kilcunda, Lang Lang, Newhaven, Rhyll, San Remo, Summerlands and Wonthaggi as well as the historic locality of Krowera. It also includes the popular tourist destination Phillip Island. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bass, Shire of Phillip Island, Borough of Wonthaggi, parts of the Shire of Woorayl, Shire of Korumburra and City of Cranbourne.[2]

Bass Coast Shire
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population35,327 (2018)[1]
 • Density40.793/km2 (105.65/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area866 km2 (334.4 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Michael Whelan[3]
Council seatWonthaggi
RegionGippsland
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Monash
WebsiteBass Coast Shire
LGAs around Bass Coast Shire:
Casey Cardinia Baw Baw
Mornington Peninsula Bass Coast Shire South Gippsland
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Shire is governed and administered by the Bass Coast Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is the council headquarters in Wonthaggi, with other service centres located in Cowes, Grantville and Inverloch. The Shire is named after its most precious asset, the coasts of Bass Strait and Western Port.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors elected to represent each ward.[4]

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Bunurong   Independent Les Larke
  National Brett Tessari
  Independent Leticia Laing Deputy Mayor (2021/22)
Island   Independent Ron Bauer President of the Reason Party in Victoria from 2017 until 2018.[5]
  Independent David Rooks
  Independent Michael Whelan Current Mayor (2021/22)
Westernport   Independent Clare Le Serve
  Independent Bruce Kent
  Independent Rochelle Halstead

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Wonthaggi Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Wonthaggi, and its service centre in Cowes.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 40,789 up from 32,804 in the 2016 census[6]

Population
Locality20162021
Adams Estate5983
Almurta4866
Anderson2826
Archies Creek2232
Bass359405
Cape Paterson8911,111
Cape Woolamai1,6762,301
Churchill Island00
Corinella7911,181
Coronet Bay7911,108
Cowes4,8396,593
Dalyston583843
Glen Alvie165182
Population
Locality20162021
Glen Forbes106118
Grantville8311,168
Harmers Haven3762
Inverloch^5,4376,526
Jam Jerrup97106
Kernot100118
Kilcunda396578
Kongwak^197207
Krowera^108134
Lance Creek136143
Lang Lang^1,5852,556
Loch^638707
Newhaven449547
Population
Locality20162021
North Wonthaggi2,8063,475
Outtrim^235270
Pioneer Bay352365
Pound Creek^104126
Queensferry*#
Rhyll568836
Ryanston271324
San Remo1,2541,700
Silverleaves211322
Smiths Beach226315
South Dudley461421
St Clair4944
Summerlands00
Population
Locality20162021
Sunderland Bay234306
Sunset Strip427503
Surf Beach533670
Tenby Point184206
The Gurdies191243
Ventnor855982
Wattle Bank177250
West Creek109113
Wimbledon Heights373421
Wonthaggi4,9655,215
Woodleigh125126
Woolamai208245

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

Facilities
  • Local markets[7]

Cape Paterson

Wonthaggi

Phillip Island

Krowera
  • Garlic Farm, Olive Farm, Wayside Lookout, Dairy Farms

Kilcunda

Inverloch

Protected areas

Collecting empty seashells, driftwood, twigs, sea glass and other non-living materials or interesting rubbish of small size and in small quantities is legal from most beaches along the Bass Coast, with the exception of Wilsons Promontory, the Bunurong Marine National Park and most of Phillip Island.

On Phillip Island most beaches are off-limits for shell collecting and are run by Phillip Island Nature Parks, with the exceptions of Ventnor, Cowes, Rhyll and Newhaven.[14]

The Bunurong Marine National Park is a middle outstretching section of Bunurong Marine Park along the coastline of Harmers Haven, Cape Paterson and Inverloch. The restricted zone (Bunurong Marine National Park inside Bunurong Marine Park) is an area south-west past Cape Paterson's Safety Beach and Undertow Bay; namely The Oaks, Twin Reefs, Shack Bay and Eagles Nest.

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). "S94 of 1994 - Order estg (Part 2) the Bass Coast Shire". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "Councillors and Elections".
  4. Local Government in Victoria. "Bass Coast Shire Council". Victorian Electoral Commission. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. "RON BAUER". BASS COAST RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.
  6. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
  7. Bass Coast Information Centres (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012, retrieved 19 November 2013
  8. Bass Coast Information Centres, retrieved 13 November 2013
  9. Wonthaggi Historical Society, retrieved 11 November 2013
  10. Parks Victoria, retrieved 27 October 2013
  11. Wonthaggi Golf Club, retrieved 11 November 2013
  12. Bass Coast Regional Health, archived from the original on 28 September 2013, retrieved 30 October 2013
  13. Inverloch Shell Museum, retrieved 14 November 2013
  14. Department of Environment And Primary Industries, retrieved 11 November 2013
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bass Coast.

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