Shire of Mornington Peninsula
| Mornington Peninsula Shire Victoria | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 154,999 (2016 census)[1] (40th) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 214.353/km2 (555.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 723.1 km2 (279.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Bryan Payne | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rosebud | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Victoria (Australia) | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mornington, Nepean, Hastings | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dunkley, Flinders | ||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Mornington Peninsula Shire | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Sign marking entrance to the Shire, near Baxter.
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. According to the 2016 Census, it has a population of 154,999 people.[1]
The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.
Council
The current council, as of November 2016, is:[2]
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briars | Independent | Andrew Dixon[3] | ||
| Independent | Anne Shaw | |||
| Independent | Bev Colomb | |||
| Cerberus | Independent | David Garnock | ||
| Nepean | Independent | Hugh Fraser | ||
| Independent | Tim Rodgers | |||
| Red Hill | Independent | Tim Wood | ||
| Seawinds | Independent | Antonella Celi | ||
| Independent | David Gibb | |||
| Independent | Graham Pittock | |||
| Watson | Independent | Julie Edge | ||
Localities, towns and suburbs
- Arthurs Seat
- Balnarring
- Balnarring Beach
- Baxter
- Bittern
- Blairgowrie
- Boneo
- Capel Sound
- Cape Schanck
- Crib Point
- Dromana
- Fingal
- Flinders
- Hastings
- HMAS Cerberus the area of the naval base is a bounded locality
- McCrae
- Main Ridge
- Merricks
- Merricks Beach
- Merricks North
- Moorooduc
- Mornington
- Mount Eliza
- Mount Martha
- Pearcedale
- Point Nepean
- Point Leo
- Portsea
- Red Hill
- Red Hill South
- Rosebud
- Rye
- Safety Beach
- Shoreham
- Somers
- Somerville
- Sorrento
- St Andrews Beach
- Tootgarook
- Tuerong
- Tyabb
See also
- List of Melbourne suburbs for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.
- Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mornington Peninsula (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ↑ "Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire". www.mornpen.vic.gov.au.
- ↑ "Our youngest councillor". Mornington Peninsula News. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
He has been a member of the Mornington branch of the Liberal Party for about three years, but has no ambition for higher office.
External links
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.