South Gippsland Shire

Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population29,576 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.9733/km2 (23.241/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
Area3,296 km2 (1,272.6 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Nathan Hersey
Council seatLeongatha
RegionGippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland South
Federal division(s)Monash
WebsiteShire 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.[2]

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.