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)
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]

Councillor
Karen FosterMayor
Daniel MeadeDeputy Mayor
Jim Doukas
Damian Gleeson
Jordan Lockett
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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