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Shire of South Gippsland Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	29,576 (2018)
• Density	8.9733/km (23.241/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	2 December 1994
Area	3,296 km (1,272.6 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Nathan Hersey
Council seat	Leongatha
Region	Gippsland
State electorate(s)	Gippsland South
Federal division(s)	Monash
Website	Shire of South Gippsland
LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland: Cardinia Baw Baw Latrobe Bass Coast Shire of South Gippsland Wellington Bass Strait Bass Strait Flinders Council (Tasmania) Bass Strait

The Shire of South Gippsland is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 3,296 square kilometres (1,273 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576.

It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong, Mirboo North and Meeniyan. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Shire of South Gippsland with the Shire of Mirboo, and parts of the Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl.

The Shire is governed and administered by the South Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Leongatha, it also has a service centre located in Mirboo North. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the southernmost portion, including Wilsons Promontory at the southern tip of the Australian continent.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. The entire council were sacked by the state government on 19 June 2019 due to bullying allegations and general dysfunctionality. The council was run by administrators until 2021 when a new council was elected.

Administration and governance

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

Election results

2021

2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent		18,731	87.02		8
	Greens		1,518	7.05		0
	Independent Liberal		1,518	5.93		1
Formal votes			21,526	96.47
Informal votes			788	3.53
Total			22,314	100.0
Registered voters / turnout			27,376	81.51

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 30,577, up from 28,703 in the 2016 census.

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

See also

List of localities (Victoria)

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 6) the Shire of South Gippsland". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
3. Local Government in Victoria. "South Gippsland Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
4. South Gippsland council sacked
5. Legg, Christine. "Councillors". www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
6. "2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission.
7. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

External links

• South Gippsland Shire Council official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

v t e Localities in the South Gippsland Shire
Town	Bena Buffalo Dumbalk Fish Creek Foster Inverloch^ Kongwak^ Koonwarra Korumburra Lang Lang^ Leongatha Leongatha South Loch^ Mardan Meeniyan Mirboo^ Mirboo North Nerrena Nyora^ Outtrim^ Poowong Poowong North^ Port Welshpool Sandy Point Stony Creek Tarwin Lower Toora Venus Bay Welshpool Yanakie
Locality	Agnes Allambee Reserve^ Arawata Baromi Bennison Berrys Creek Binginwarri^ Boolarong Boorool Darlimurla^ Delburn^ Dollar Dumbalk North Fairbank Foster North Gunyah Hallston Hazel Park Hedley^ Jeetho Jumbunna Kardella Kardella South Koorooman Korumburra South Krowera^ Leongatha North Middle Tarwin Mount Best Mount Eccles Mount Eccles South Moyarra Poowong East^ Port Franklin Pound Creek^ Ranceby Ruby Strzelecki^ Tarwin Thorpdale South^ Tidal River Toora North Trida^ Turtons Creek Walkerville Walkerville North Walkerville South Waratah Bay Whitelaw Wild Dog Valley Wilsons Promontory Wonga Woorarra East Woorarra West Wooreen
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

38°35′00″S 146°00′00″E / 38.58333°S 146.00000°E / -38.58333; 146.00000

• Populated places established in 1994
• 1994 establishments in Australia
• Local government areas of Victoria (state)
• Gippsland (region)
• Shire of South Gippsland