Shire of Wellington

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Shire of Wellington
Victoria
Australia Victoria Wellington Shire.svg
Location in Victoria
Population44,019 (2018) [1]
 • Density4.06943/km2 (10.5398/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted 2 December 1994 [2]
Area10,817 km2 (4,176.5 sq mi) [1]
MayorCr Garry Stephens [3]
Council seat Sale
Region Gippsland
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Gippsland
Wellington Shire Council.jpg
Website Shire of Wellington
LGAs around Shire of Wellington:
Mansfield
Wangaratta
Alpine East Gippsland
Baw Baw
Latrobe
Shire of Wellington East Gippsland
South Gippsland Bass Strait Bass Strait

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.

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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.

Council

Current composition

The Council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. [4] [5]

WardCouncillorNotes
Northern Carolyn CrossleyFormer mayor (2015, 2017 and 2018) [6] [7]
 Carmel RipperElected on countback [8]
 John Tatterson
Central Ian ByeCurrent and former mayor (2022) [9]
 Jill Wood
 Scott RossettiFormer mayor (2010, 2013 and 2014) [10]
Coastal Marcus McKenzie
 Gayle Maher
 Garry StephensFormer Mayor (2021) [11]

Administration and governance

Wellington Shire service centre in Sale, Victoria Wellington Shire Council Sale service centre - April 2021.jpg
Wellington Shire service centre in Sale, Victoria

The Council meets in the Council Chambers of the Wellington Centre in the Port of Sale precinct at 70 Foster Street, which also houses the Gippsland Art Gallery, Visitor Information Centre and Sale Library. [12] The council headquarters are located over the road at 18 Desailly Street which is the location of the council's administrative activities. [13] It also provides customer services at its service centres in Maffra, Stratford, Rosedale and Yarram.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 45,639, up from 42,983 in the 2016 census. [14]

Population
Locality20162021
Airly 146160
Alberton 262297
Alberton West 8176
Arbuckle 00
Balook^49
Billabong 00
Binginwarri^130134
Blackwarry 2538
Boisdale 275307
Briagolong 1,0811,133
Budgee Budgee 00
Bundalaguah 188229
Buragwonduc 00
Bushy Park 5049
Callignee North 5042
Callignee South 1210
Calrossie 2630
Carrajung 102100
Carrajung Lower 112129
Carrajung South 4442
Clydebank 107133
Cobains 232245
Coongulla 183229
Cowa 00
Cowwarr^368389
Crookayan 00
Crooked River 45
Dargo^99105
Darriman 1212
Dawson 3740
Denison 469453
Devon North 344352
Dutson 2732
Dutson Downs 60
Population
Locality20162021
East Sale 93210
Fernbank^152194
Flamingo Beach 00
Flynn^180188
Flynns Creek^912
Fulham 951994
Gelliondale 3143
Giffard 5273
Giffard West 7172
Gillum 00
Glenfalloch 00
Glengarry^1,0841,113
Glenmaggie 277279
Glomar Beach 1021
Golden Beach 293356
Gormandale 321324
Grand Ridge^1210
Hawkhurst 36
Hedley^125108
Heyfield 1,9932,050
Hiamdale 2636
Hiawatha 1718
Hollands Landing 1528
Howitt Plains 00
Hunterston 2620
Jack River 134161
Kilmany 171165
Koorool 00
Lake Wellington 00
Langsborough 118100
Licola 117
Licola North 39
Llowalong 4242
Population
Locality20162021
Loch Sport 8141,021
Longford 1,4971,489
Macks Creek 2935
Madalya 2021
Maffra 5,2805,384
Maffra West Upper 8273
Manns Beach 2429
McLoughlins Beach 104121
Meerlieu 7690
Miowera 00
Monomak 00
Montgomery 6565
Moornapa 75
Moroka 00
Munro 143167
Myrtlebank 127126
Nambrok 299280
Nap Nap Marra 00
Newry 427451
Ocean Grange^05
Paradise Beach 160172
Pearsondale 135125
Perry Bridge 7572
Port Albert 293403
Reynard^00
Riverslea 149165
Robertsons Beach 5549
Rosedale 1,6541,729
Sale 13,67314,296
Sargood 00
Seacombe 2015
Seaspray 322373
Seaton 157161
Population
Locality20162021
Snake Island 00
Staceys Bridge 3444
Stockdale 5541
Stradbroke 172187
Stratford 2,6172,980
Tamboritha 00
Tarra Valley 7785
Tarraville 8069
The Heart 2930
The Honeysuckles 82131
Tinamba 277358
Tinamba West 4963
Toolome 00
Toongabbie^9891,085
Valencia Creek 152187
Walhalla^2035
Walhalla East 00
Willung 6977
Willung South 138146
Winnindoo 75127
Won Wron 222196
Wongungarra^00
Wonyip 3239
Woodside 364374
Woodside Beach 95114
Woodside North *#
Woolenook 40
Worrowing 00
Wrathung 00
Wrixon 00
Wurruk 1,1121,177
Yangoura 00
Yarram 2,1352,136

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

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