Shire of Mornington Peninsula

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in southeastern Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the Melbourne City Centre. It has an area of 724 square kilometres and in June 2018 it had a population of 165,822.[1]

For information on the landform, see Mornington Peninsula.

Mornington Peninsula Shire
Victoria
Population165,822 (2018)[1] (40th)
 • Density229.04/km2 (593.2/sq mi)
Established1994
Area724 km2 (279.5 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Despi O'Connor
Council seatRosebud
RegionSoutheast Metropolitan Melbourne
State electorate(s)Mornington, Nepean, Hastings
Federal Division(s)Dunkley, Flinders
WebsiteMornington Peninsula Shire
LGAs around Mornington Peninsula Shire:
Port Phillip Frankston Casey
Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Shire Western Port
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.[2]

Council

Electoral Representation

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is split into six wards and eleven Councillors. The six wards are Briars, Cerberus, Nepean, Red Hill, Seawinds and Watson.[3] The current council, as of December 2020, is:[4]

WardPartyCouncillorNotes
Briars   Independent Despi O'Connor Mayor
  Liberal Steve Holland
  Independent Anthony Marsh
Cerberus   Independent Lisa Dixon
Nepean   Independent Hugh Fraser
  Independent Sarah Race Deputy Mayor
Red Hill   Independent David Gill
Seawinds   Independent Antonella Celi
  Independent Kerri McCafferty
  Liberal Debra Mar
Watson   Independent Paul Mercurio

Timeline of Significant Political Events
2020
  • The Shire of Mornington Peninsula abolished the 150-year-old tradition of reciting a prayer before Council meetings in December 2020. According to the Australian National Secular Lobby Mornington Peninsula Shire Council was the first council or parliament to be removed from their list of government institutions that impose prayers on elected representatives”.[5]
2019
  • The Shire of Mornington Peninsula was the 34th local government authority in Australia to declare a climate emergency on 13 August 2019[6] for more information see Climate Emergency in Australia

Localities, towns and suburbs


Population
Locality Total
Arthurs Seat394
Balnarring2,270
Balnarring Beach418
Baxter2,162
Bittern3,705
Blairgowrie2,313
Boneo354
Capel Sound4,930
Cape Schanck446
Crib Point3,179
Population
Locality Total
Dromana5,803
Fingal529
Flinders905
Hastings9,609
HMAS Cerberus1,040
McCrae2,823
Main Ridge416
Merricks2,421
Merricks Beach127
Merricks North426
Population
Locality Total
Moorooduc1,098
Mornington23,989
Mount Eliza17,888
Mount Martha18,548
Pearcedale3,821
Point Leo158
Portsea510
Red Hill924
Rosebud13,195
Population
Locality Total
Rye8,416
Safety Beach4,821
Shoreham608
Somers1,667
Somerville11,336
Sorrento1,592
St Andrews Beach889
Tootgarook2,868
Tuerong341
Tyabb3,338

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018),Mornigton Peninsula Shire has three offices through out Frankston and Mornington 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. "Hastings". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Our Wards". Mornington Peninsula Shire. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire". www.mornpen.vic.gov.au.
  5. McCullough, Cameron (14 December 2020). "God purged from council 'prayer'". Mornington Peninsula News. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. "Climate Emergency Plan Adoption". Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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