Shire of Glenelg

The Glenelg Shire 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 6,219 square kilometres (2,401 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 19,665.[1] It includes the towns of Casterton, Heywood, Merino and Portland. Although a shire of the same name existed before the amalgamations of the mid-1990s, the current Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Shire of Glenelg with the Shire of Heywood and City of Portland.[2][3]

This article is about the local government area in western Victoria. For the former area centred on Casterton, see Shire of Glenelg (former).

Glenelg Shire
Victoria
Municipal offices in Portland
Location in Victoria
Population19,665 (2018)[1]
 • Density3.1621/km2 (8.1898/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area6,219 km2 (2,401.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Anita Rank
Council seatPortland
RegionBarwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Wannon
WebsiteGlenelg Shire
LGAs around Glenelg Shire:
Wattle Range (SA) West Wimmera Southern Grampians
Grant (SA) Glenelg Shire Moyne
Grant (SA) Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire is governed and administered by the Glenelg Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Portland, it also has service centres located in Casterton and Heywood. The Shire is named after the Glenelg River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the Shire.

At the 2001 Census, the population of the Shire was distributed in the following way: Portland: 49.7%, Casterton: 8.7%, Heywood: 6.3%, Dartmoor: 1.3%, Merino: 1.1%, Narrawong: 0.9% and Rural Balance: 32%.

Service industries, timber production, grazing and manufacturing are the Shire's main economic activities.[4]

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Glenelg Shire sits are the Gunditjmara People[5] who are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.[6]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:[7]

Ward Party CouncilorNotes
Unsubdivided  Independent Gilbert Wilson
 Independent Anita Rank
 Independent Karen Stephens
 Independent Martin Scott
 Independent Michael Carr
 Independent Chrissy Hawker
 Independent Jayden Smith

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Portland Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Portland, and its service centres in Casterton and Heywood.

Towns within the shire

In June 2018 the shire had a population of 19,665.[1]

Town Population
Allestree128
Bessiebelle98
Bolwarra601
Cape Bridgewater150
Casterton1,668
Condah121
Dartmoor322
Digby124
Drumborg152
Gorae West227
Heathmere237
Henty60
Heywood1,726
Hotspur45
Merino253
Narrawong387
Nelson190
Paschendale30
Portland9,712
Sandford144
Strathdownie183
Tahara36
Tyrendarra212
Wallacedale113
Wando Vale104
Winnap20

See also
  • List of localities (Victoria)

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Part 6—Shire of Glenelg". Victoria Government Gazette (1837-1997) (S63 ed.). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. 1994: 5. 23 September 1994. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. "Part 7—Glenelg Shire". Victoria Government Gazette (1837–1997) (S4 ed.). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. 1994: 4. 20 January 1995. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. "Glenelg Shire". Know Your Council. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. "Glenelg Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.


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