Bass Coast Shire
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Bass Coast Shire Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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| Population | 32,033 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 37.075/km2 (96.02/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2 December 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 864 km2 (333.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Jordan Crugnale | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wonthaggi | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Victoria | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Bass Coast Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Bass Coast Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 864 square kilometres (334 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 29,614. It includes the towns of Bass, Cape Paterson, Cape Woolamai, Cowes, Inverloch, Kilcunda, Lang Lang, Newhaven, Rhyll, San Remo, Summerlands and Wonthaggi. It also includes the popular tourist destination, Phillip Island. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bass, Shire of Phillip Island, Borough of Wonthaggi, and parts of the Shire of Woorayl, Shire of Korumburra and City of Cranbourne.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Bass Coast Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wonthaggi, it also has a service centre located in Cowes. The Shire is named after its location on the coast of Bass Strait.
The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward.
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