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 and as of the had a population of 48,715. It includes the regional centres of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost, the coastal resort towns of Paynesville, Mallacoota, Marlo and Metung, and the inland townships of Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek.
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, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost and Paynesville.
History The Shire of East Gippsland was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo (excluding the Dinner Plain area), Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and the Boole Poole area of the Shire of Rosedale.
Council Current composition The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. WardCouncillorPartyNotesUnsubdivided Tom Crook Independent Mayor 2023– Mendy Urie Independent Kirsten Van Diggele Independent Arthur Allen Independent Mark Reeves Labor Sonia Buckley Independent Liberal Party candidate for Gippsland East in 2010, Liberal Democrat candidate for Gippsland East in 2018. Jane Greacen OAM Independent Deputy Mayor 2023– Trevor Stow Independent John White Independent The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Bairnsdale Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Bairnsdale, and its service centres in Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost and Paynesville.
Townships and localities At the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 48,715, up from 45,040 in the 2016 census
Population Locality 2016 2021 21 31 7,580 7,905 * # 0 5 60 72 149 173 115 109 59 93 93 84 12 13 55 49 0 8 48 52 0 9 * # 31 29 5 16 4 0 814 820 236 201 82 102 8 5 33 45 80 101 0 0 7 7 43 52 181 186 194 197 4 5 29 21 0 0 237 252 52 25 6 0 0 0 ^ 53 58 19 7 15 17 8 12 27 41 0 0 19 13 0 0 1,094 1,306 1,298 1,352 2,766 2,855 185 206 109 155 23 29 0 0 80 93 ^ 152 194 99 104 276 346 20 23 55 66 19 31 18 23 0 4 61 48 119 137 31 31 248 261 ^ 193 290 25 21 44 51 105 117 327 326 1,249 1,350 141 161 330 408 67 4 727 802 4,810 5,145 449 527 434 475 1,254 1,439 1,063 1,183 8 7 17 6 564 602 0 0 26 17 0 0 1,449 1,899 131 138 286 330 11 8 ^ 90 87 0 0 728 866 389 415 1,095 1,322 70 84 24 37 194 199 283 327 0 0 3 7 4 3 ^ 0 5 406 411 3 9 2,227 2,264 3,480 3,636 548 589 42 6 0 0 625 543 * # 38 39 0 0 0 5 751 861 278 232 0 0 17 25 324 325 11 3 0 0 12 5 65 50 362 509 25 23 11 13 48 47 87 67 3 0 154 157 9 8 11 12 27 20 0 0 4 4 164 177 25 26 43 52 0 0 88 86 11 18 7 12 0 0 1,657 1,940 0 0 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in 2016 Census # - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also East Gippsland List of localities (Victoria)
References
External links
East Gippsland Shire Council official website Vic Govt Dept of Natural Resources and Environment: East Gippsland biodiversity management Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps