Shire of East Gippsland

Shire of East Gippsland Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	43,995 (2015 est)
• Density	2.10191/km2 (5.44391/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	2 December 1994
Area	20,931 km2 (8,081.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Joe Rettino
Council seat	Bairnsdale
Region	Eastern Victoria
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal Division(s)	Gippsland
Website	Shire of East Gippsland
LGAs around Shire of East Gippsland: Alpine Towong Bega Valley (NSW) Wellington Shire of East Gippsland Tasman Sea Wellington Bass Strait Tasman Sea

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 20,931 square kilometres (8,082 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 42,196. It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.

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, Omeo and Orbost. The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.