Shire of Moyne
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Shire of Moyne Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Moyne | ||||||||||||
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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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