South Gippsland Shire

Contact Information

Address: 9 Smith Street, LEONGATHA 3953
Postal: Private Bag 4, LEONGATHA 3953
Phone: 03 5662 9200
Fax: 03 5662 3754
Contact: council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au
Web: http://www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au
Mayor: Cr Ray Argento
CEO: Mr Tim Tamlin
Service Seeker: infoxchange.serviceseeker.com.au/#services/site/799626

Profile

South Gippsland is an important beef production and dairying area.

Other activities include horticulture, forestry, fishing, boutique food and wine, retail trade, manufacturing and tourism. The western coast of the shire is also a popular holiday and retirement area. A major physical feature in South Gippsland is Wilsons Promontory.

The main industries include agriculture, dairy product manufacturing.

South Gippsland is part of the Large Shire council grouping and can be compared with similar councils. More information on council groupings can be found here.

Localities

Agnes, Allambee Reserve, Allambee South, Arawata, Baromi, Bena, Bennison, Berrys Creek, Binginwarri, Boolarong, Boolarra, Boolarra South, Boorool, Buffalo, Darlimurla, Delburn, Dollar, Dumbalk, Dumbalk North, Fairbank, Fish Creek, Foster, Foster North, Gunyah, Hallston, Hazel Park, Hedley, Hoddle, Inverloch, Jeetho, Jumbunna, Kardella, Kardella South, Kongwak, Koonwarra, Koorooman, Korumburra, Korumburra South, Krowera, Lang Lang, Leongatha, Leongatha North, Leongatha South, Limonite, Loch, Mardan, Meeniyan, Middle Tarwin, Mirboo, Mirboo East, Mirboo North, Mount Best, Mount Eccles, Mount Eccles South, Mountain View, Moyarra, Nerrena, Nyora, Outtrim, Poowong, Poowong East, Poowong North, Port Franklin, Port Welshpool, Pound Creek, Ranceby, Ruby, Sandy Point, Stony Creek, Strzelecki, Tarwin, Tarwin Lower, Thorpdale, Thorpdale South, Tidal River, Toora, Toora North, Trida, Turtons Creek, Venus Bay, Walkerville, Walkerville South, Waratah Bay, Welshpool, Whitelaw, Wild Dog Valley, Wilsons Promontory, Wonga, Wonyip, Woorarra West and Yanakie.

For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit VICNAMES.

Community Satisfaction

South Gippsland Shire Council Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey Results 2016

Elections

South Gippsland Shire Council is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 9 Councillors.

Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting. Since 2008, all Victorian Councillors serve a four year term. The next general election is in October 2020.

The council's independent Electoral Representation Review was conducted prior to the 2012 elections.

Visit the Guide for more information on Council Elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.

Councillors

9 Councillors elected in October 2016.

Coastal Promontory - Cr Ray Argento - Mayor

Coastal Promontory - Cr Jeremy Rich

Coastal Promontory - Cr Alyson Skinner

Strzelecki - Cr Lorraine Brunt

Strzelecki - Cr Andrew McEwen

Strzelecki - Cr Aaron Brown

Tarwin Valley - Cr Don Hill

Tarwin Valley - Cr Meg Edwards

Tarwin Valley - Cr Maxine Kiel

Population data

Estimated resident population. Source: Victoria in Future 2016 - Population and Household Projections to 2031

2016 27,751
2021 28,478
2026 29,611
2031 30,677

Finances

Source: Victoria Grants Commission.
The figures in the bottom two rows of the table show combined one-off and ongoing funding received by council from both the Federal and State Governments. It is important to note that this amount can change significantly from year to year as individual government funding programs change and natural events such as fires and floods occur.

Data shows the amount allocated in respect of the relevant financial year. In some years, that amount will vary from the payments received that year, as a result of the Commonwealth "bringing forward" some payments.

	2015-16	2014-15	2013-14	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Recurrent Expenditure ($)	58.946m	56.244m	56.792m	57.310m	54.081m	44.228m	40.012m
Recurrent Revenue ($)	63.180m	66.226m	54.850m	59.069m	56.223m	48.115m	45.750m
- Rates and Charges	35.583m	35.795m	33.711m	31.375m	29.562m	27.802m	25.534m
- VGC Grants	8.885m	8.537m	8.346m	7.916m	7.859m	7.601m	7.006m
Non-Recurrent Government Grants	4.436m	4.944m	6.422m	17.482m	5.954m	3.577m	4.967m
Recurrent Government Grants	11.574m	4.097m	3.740m	3.828m	3.424m	3.563m	3.295m

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