Shire of Moyne
Local government area in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 17,374 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.1699/km2 (8.2099/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 23 September 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,481 km2 (2,116.2 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr Ian Smith | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Port Fairy | ||||||||||||||
Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Moyne | ||||||||||||||
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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 centre 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, seafood, other food products, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, quarrying, and tourism.