Shire of Corangamite
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Shire of Corangamite Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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| Population | 15,671 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.5559/km2 (9.2098/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 23 September 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4,407 km2 (1,701.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Joanne Beard | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Camperdown | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Corangamite 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 4,407 square kilometres (1,702 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 16,376. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.
The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Central Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.
The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.
Coordinates: 38°14′00″S 143°09′00″E / 38.23333°S 143.15000°E
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