| Shire of Wellington Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 44,019 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.06943/km2 (10.5398/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2 December 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10,817 km2 (4,176.5 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Garry Stephens [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Sale | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Wellington | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 10,817 square kilometres (4,176 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019.
It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, Sale, Stratford, Coongulla, Newry, Tinamba and Yarram. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Alberton, Shire of Avon, Shire of Maffra, City of Sale and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.[2]
The Shire is governed and administered by the Wellington Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Sale, it also has service centres located in Maffra, Stratford and Rosedale. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region, Lake Wellington, which is located in the south-east of the LGA.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994: Order estg (Part 7) the Shire of Wellington". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Braithwaite, David (13 November 2020). "Garry Stephens elected Wellington Shire mayor". Gippsland Times. Retrieved 14 November 2020.