South Gippsland Shire
| South Gippsland Shire | |
 Location South Gippsland Shire in Victoria |
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| Administrative headquarters: | Leongatha |
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| Area : | 3,296.3 km² |
| Residents : | 28,703 (2016) |
| Population density : | 8.7 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 3 |
Coordinates: 38 ° 29 ′ S , 145 ° 57 ′ E South Gippsland Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria . The area is 3296.3 km² and has about 28,700 inhabitants.
South Gippsland is located on the south coast of Victoria and borders in the northeast on the Cardinia Shire of the capital of the state of Melbourne . The area includes the following localities: Bena , Buffalo, Dumbalk, Fish Creek, Foster, Koonwarra , Kongwak, Korumburra, Leongatha, Loch, Meeniyan, Mirboo North, Nyora, Poowong, Port Franklin, Port Welshpool, Sandy Point, Stony Creek, Tarwin Lower, Toora, Venus Bay, Walkerville, Waratah Bay, Welshpool and Yanakie. The seat of the City Council is located in the small town of Leongatha with around 5100 inhabitants in the northern half of the LGA.
The southern tip of Wilsons Promontory , the so-called South Point , is the southernmost mainland point of Victoria and thus the Australian continent. The area, known for short "The Prom", is a national park on the peninsula protruding into the Bass Strait in the southeast of the Shire, which is known for its abundant wildlife.
Another landscape attraction of South Gippsland is the Agnes Falls near the coastal town of Toora, at 59 m the highest waterfalls in the state.
The hilly meadow landscape of the southern Gippsland , which characterizes the region, is ideal pastureland, and so dairy farming is the main source of income in the Shire. According to the company, Korumburra had the largest butter factory in the southern hemisphere in the 1950s.
From the discovery in 1872 until the middle of the 20th century, coal was also mined in the Korumburra area in the northwest. They were Victoria's first profitable coal mines. A mining museum is now located in Coal Creek .
administration
The South Gippsland Shire Council has nine members who are elected by residents of the three wards. Each of these three districts - Tarwin, Strzelecki, and Coastal-Promontory - has three councilors. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : South Gippsland (S) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Leongatha ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Korumburra - Coal Creek Village , Melbourne Playgrounds, accessed May 2, 2016
