Shire of Corangamite

Shire of Corangamite
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population 16,051 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 3.6422/km2 (9.4332/sq mi)
Established 1994
Gazetted 23 September 1994[2]
Area 4,407 km2 (1,701.6 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Jo Beard
Council seat Camperdown
Region Barwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Wannon
Website Shire of Corangamite
LGAs around Shire of Corangamite:
Ararat Pyrenees Golden Plains
Moyne Shire of Corangamite Colac Otway
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire of Corangamite 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 4,407 square kilometres (1,702 sq mi) and at the 2016 Census had a population of approximately 16,000. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool.[2]

The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Central Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[3]

WardCouncillorNotes
Central  Ruth Gstrein
 Helen Durant
 Bev McArthur
Coastal  Simon Illingworth
North  Lesley Brown
South Central  Joanne BeardDeputy Mayor
South-West  Neil TrotterMayor

Administration and governance

The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Corangamite (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Corangamite". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Local Government in Victoria. "Corangamite Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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Coordinates: 38°14′00″S 143°09′00″E / 38.23333°S 143.15000°E / -38.23333; 143.15000


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