Shire of East Gippsland

The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of Template:Convert and as of the Template:CensusAU had a population of 48,715.<ref>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref> It includes the regional centres of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost, the coastal resort towns of Paynesville, Mallacoota, Marlo and Metung, and the inland townships of Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek.

The shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale. It also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost and Paynesville.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The Shire of East Gippsland was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo (excluding the Dinner Plain area), Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and the Boole Poole area of the Shire of Rosedale.<ref name="Gazette" />

File:Victoria LGAs pre- vs post-amalgamation East Gippsland.png

East Gippsland Shire's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994. The administrative centres of the former LGAs are marked by green dots.

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Unsubdivided	Template:Australian party style|	Tom Crook	Independent	Mayor 2023–
	Template:Australian party style|	Mendy Urie	Independent
	Template:Australian party style|	Kirsten Van Diggele	Independent
	Template:Australian party style|	Arthur Allen	Independent
	Template:Australian party style|	Mark Reeves	Labor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref> ||
	Template:Australian party style|	Sonia Buckley	Independent
	Template:Australian party style|	Jane Greacen OAM	Independent	Deputy Mayor 2023–
	Template:Australian party style|	Trevor Stow	Independent
	Template:Australian party style|	John White	Independent

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost and Paynesville.<ref name=":0" />

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The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria

Townships and localities

At the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 48,715, up from 45,040 in the 2016 census<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Template:VICcity	21	31
Template:VICcity	7,580	7,905
Template:VICcity	*	#
Template:VICcity	0	5
Template:VICcity	60	72
Template:VICcity	149	173
Template:VICcity	115	109
Template:VICcity	59	93
Template:VICcity	93	84
Template:VICcity	12	13
Template:VICcity	55	49
Template:VICcity	0	8
Template:VICcity	48	52
Template:VICcity	0	9
Template:VICcity	*	#
Template:VICcity	31	29
Template:VICcity	5	16
Template:VICcity	4	0
Template:VICcity	814	820
Template:VICcity	236	201
Template:VICcity	82	102
Template:VICcity	8	5
Template:VICcity	33	45
Template:VICcity	80	101
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	7	7
Template:VICcity	43	52
Template:VICcity	181	186
Template:VICcity	194	197
Template:VICcity	4	5
Template:VICcity	29	21
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	237	252
Template:VICcity	52	25
Template:VICcity	6	0
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity^	53	58

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Template:VICcity	19	7
Template:VICcity	15	17
Template:VICcity	8	12
Template:VICcity	27	41
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	19	13
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	1,094	1,306
Template:VICcity	1,298	1,352
Template:VICcity	2,766	2,855
Template:VICcity	185	206
Template:VICcity	109	155
Template:VICcity	23	29
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	80	93
Template:VICcity^	152	194
Template:VICcity	99	104
Template:VICcity	276	346
Template:VICcity	20	23
Template:VICcity	55	66
Template:VICcity	19	31
Template:VICcity	18	23
Template:VICcity	0	4
Template:VICcity	61	48
Template:VICcity	119	137
Template:VICcity	31	31
Template:VICcity	248	261
Template:VICcity^	193	290
Template:VICcity	25	21
Template:VICcity	44	51
Template:VICcity	105	117
Template:VICcity	327	326
Template:VICcity	1,249	1,350
Template:VICcity	141	161
Template:VICcity	330	408
Template:VICcity	67	4

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Template:VICcity	727	802
Template:VICcity	4,810	5,145
Template:VICcity	449	527
Template:VICcity	434	475
Template:VICcity	1,254	1,439
Template:VICcity	1,063	1,183
Template:VICcity	8	7
Template:VICcity	17	6
Template:VICcity	564	602
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	26	17
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	1,449	1,899
Template:VICcity	131	138
Template:VICcity	286	330
Template:VICcity	11	8
Template:VICcity^	90	87
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	728	866
Template:VICcity	389	415
Template:VICcity	1,095	1,322
Template:VICcity	70	84
Template:VICcity	24	37
Template:VICcity	194	199
Template:VICcity	283	327
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	3	7
Template:VICcity	4	3
Template:VICcity^	0	5
Template:VICcity	406	411
Template:VICcity	3	9
Template:VICcity	2,227	2,264
Template:VICcity	3,480	3,636
Template:VICcity	548	589
Template:VICcity	42	6
Template:VICcity	0	0

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Template:VICcity	625	543
Template:VICcity	*	#
Template:VICcity	38	39
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	0	5
Template:VICcity	751	861
Template:VICcity	278	232
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	17	25
Template:VICcity	324	325
Template:VICcity	11	3
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	12	5
Template:VICcity	65	50
Template:VICcity	362	509
Template:VICcity	25	23
Template:VICcity	11	13
Template:VICcity	48	47
Template:VICcity	87	67
Template:VICcity	3	0
Template:VICcity	154	157
Template:VICcity	9	8
Template:VICcity	11	12
Template:VICcity	27	20
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	4	4
Template:VICcity	164	177
Template:VICcity	25	26
Template:VICcity	43	52
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	88	86
Template:VICcity	11	18
Template:VICcity	7	12
Template:VICcity	0	0
Template:VICcity	1,657	1,940
Template:VICcity	0	0

Template:Columns-end ^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

• East Gippsland
• List of localities (Victoria)

External links

File:Bonang River 01 Pengo.jpg

Bonang River, East Gippsland.

• East Gippsland Shire Council official website
• Vic Govt Dept of Natural Resources and Environment: East Gippsland biodiversity management
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps
• Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link

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