# Shire of Moyne

The Shire of Moyne is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 5,481 square kilometres (2,116 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,887. It includes the towns of Port Fairy, Koroit, Mortlake, Macarthur, Peterborough, Caramut, Ellerslie, Framlingham, Garvoc, Hawkesdale, Kirkstall, Panmure, Mailors Flat, Purnim, Wangoom and Woolsthorpe. It also entirely surrounds the City of Warrnambool, a separate local government area. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Belfast, Shire of Minhamite, Borough of Port Fairy, and parts of the Shire of Mortlake, Shire of Warrnambool, Shire of Dundas, Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Hampden.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Moyne Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Port Fairy. It also has a customer service centre in Mortlake, and works depots in Koroit, Mortlake and Macarthur. The Shire is named after the Moyne River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.
The industry base for the area includes: Dairy, beef cattle, sheep, vegetable production, seafood, other food products, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, quarrying, and tourism.

## Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which the Shire of Moyne sits are the Eastern Maar peoples and Gunditjmara people, who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC) and the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC).

## Council
### Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
| Councillor |
| Karen Foster | Mayor |
| Jordan Lockett | Deputy Mayor |
| Jim Doukas | |
| Lisa Ryan | |
| Susan Taylor | |
| Lloyd Ross | |
| Myra Murrihy | |

### Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the Mortlake Municipal Office. Administrative activities are conducted at both the Port Fairy and Mortlake offices, which also provide customer services centres.

## Townships and localities

The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 17,374, up from 16,495 in the 2016 census.
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Allansford^ | 1,521 | 1,410 |
| Ayrford^ | 44 | 39 |
| Ballangeich | 64 | 71 |
| Bessiebelle^ | 98 | 113 |
| Breakaway Creek^ | 50 | 39 |
| Broadwater | 92 | 75 |
| Brucknell^ | 116 | 127 |
| Bushfield^ | 571 | 596 |
| Byaduk^ | 123 | 129 |
| Caramut^ | 246 | 256 |
| Chatsworth^ | 44 | 49 |
| Codrington | 52 | 37 |
| Condah Swamp | * | # |
| Crossley | 215 | 235 |
| Cudgee | 238 | 311 |
| Curdievale^ | 124 | 125 |
| Darlington^ | 107 | 84 |
| Dennington^ | 1,907 | 1,994 |
| Dundonnell | 46 | 52 |
| Ecklin South^ | 188 | 222 |
| Ellerslie | 147 | 157 |
| Framlingham | 158 | 169 |
| Framlingham East | 21 | 25 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Garvoc^ | 243 | 248 |
| Gazette^ | 43 | 42 |
| Gerrigerrup | 33 | 31 |
| Glenormiston North^ | 56 | 63 |
| Grassmere | 402 | 385 |
| Hawkesdale | 322 | 311 |
| Hexham | 143 | 130 |
| Illowa^ | 304 | 304 |
| Killarney | 205 | 195 |
| Kirkstall | 366 | 406 |
| Knebsworth | 9 | 22 |
| Kolora^ | 142 | 188 |
| Koroit | 2,055 | 2,184 |
| Laang | 100 | 115 |
| Lake Condah^ | 6 | 9 |
| Macarthur | 522 | 469 |
| Mailors Flat | 425 | 490 |
| Mepunga | 47 | 36 |
| Mepunga East | 67 | 73 |
| Mepunga West | 76 | 83 |
| Minhamite | 113 | 106 |
| Minjah | 58 | 65 |
| Mortlake | 1,372 | 1,477 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Nareeb^ | 36 | 48 |
| Naringal | 120 | 124 |
| Naringal East | 93 | 96 |
| Nerrin Nerrin^ | 38 | 48 |
| Nirranda | 56 | 50 |
| Nirranda East^ | 14 | 12 |
| Nirranda South | 76 | 90 |
| Noorat^ | 333 | 318 |
| Nullawarre | 267 | 233 |
| Nullawarre North | 61 | 46 |
| Orford | 105 | 115 |
| Panmure | 424 | 442 |
| Penshurst^ | 622 | 677 |
| Peterborough^ | 247 | 322 |
| Port Fairy | 3,340 | 3,742 |
| Pura Pura^ | 37 | 47 |
| Purdeet^ | 14 | 21 |
| Purnim | 270 | 292 |
| Purnim West | 37 | 50 |
| Rosebrook | 132 | 128 |
| Southern Cross | 117 | 128 |
| St Helens | 47 | 34 |
Population :
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Taroon^ | 22 | 25 |
| Tarrone | 64 | 69 |
| Terang^ | 2,288 | 2,254 |
| The Cove | 10 | 18 |
| The Sisters | 141 | 110 |
| Toolong | 91 | 88 |
| Tower Hill | 81 | 83 |
| Tyrendarra^ | 212 | 198 |
| Tyrendarra East | 27 | 19 |
| Wallacedale^ | 113 | 94 |
| Wangoom | 226 | 237 |
| Warrabkook | 34 | 42 |
| Warrnambool^ | 29,661 | 31,308 |
| Warrong | 72 | 77 |
| Willatook | 55 | 53 |
| Winslow | 368 | 436 |
| Woodford^ | 361 | 436 |
| Woolsthorpe | 422 | 364 |
| Woorndoo^ | 169 | 160 |
| Yambuk | 267 | 284 |
| Yangery^ | 111 | 113 |
| Yarpturk | 77 | 63 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in 2016 Census # - Not noted in 2021 Census