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Shire of Moyne

Shire of Moyne
Victoria
Australia Victoria Moyne Shire.svg
Location in Victoria
Population 16,229 (2015 est)
 • Density 2.9626/km2 (7.6730/sq mi)
Established 1994
Gazetted 23 September 1994
Area 5,478 km2 (2,115.1 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Jim Doukas
Council seat Port Fairy
Region Barwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Wannon
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Website Shire of Moyne
LGAs around Shire of Moyne:
Glenelg Southern Grampians Ararat
Glenelg Shire of Moyne Corangamite
Southern Ocean Warrnambool Southern Ocean

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 5,478 square kilometres (2,115 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 15,955. 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.


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