The Shire of Wellington is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 44,019. It includes the major towns of , , , , and .
The Shire is governed and administered by the Wellington Shire Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Sale; it also has service centres located in Maffra, Stratford and Rosedale. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region, Lake Wellington, which is located in the south-east of the LGA.
History The Shire of Wellington was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Alberton, Shire of Avon, Shire of Maffra and City of Sale, as well as the vast bulk of the Shire of Rosedale. The and districts in Rosedale's west were combined with the La Trobe Shire (now City of Latrobe), while the Boole Poole area at the shire's eastern tip was amalgamated into the East Gippsland Shire.
Council Current composition Wellington Shire Council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. WardCouncillorPartyNotesNorthern Edward Lowe Independent Carmel Ripper Independent John Tatterson Independent Former Deputy Mayor (2023)Central Liz Foat Independent Geoff Wells Independent Scott Rossetti Independent Current and former Mayor (2010, 2013 and 2014); former Deputy Mayor (2009 and 2021)Coastal Cindy Madeley Independent Current Deputy Mayor Catherine Bannerman Independent Garry Stephens Independent Former Mayor (2021)
Administration and governance
The Council meets in the Council Chambers of the Wellington Centre in the Port of Sale precinct at 70 Foster Street, which also houses the Gippsland Art Gallery, Visitor Information Centre and Sale Library. The council headquarters are located over the road at 18 Desailly Street which is the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its service centres in Maffra, Stratford, Rosedale and Yarram.
Townships and localities In the , the shire's population was 45,639, up from 42,983 in the 2016 census.
Population Locality 2016 2021 146 160 262 297 81 76 0 0 ^ 4 9 0 0 ^ 130 134 25 38 275 307 1,081 1,133 0 0 188 229 0 0 50 49 50 42 12 10 26 30 102 100 112 129 44 42 107 133 232 245 183 229 0 0 ^ 368 389 0 0 4 5 ^ 99 105 12 12 37 40 469 453 344 352 27 32 6 0 93 210 ^ 152 194 0 0 ^ 180 188 ^ 9 12 951 994 31 43 52 73 71 72 0 0 0 0 ^ 1,084 1,113 277 279 10 21 293 356 321 324 ^ 12 10 3 6 ^ 125 108 1,993 2,050 26 36 17 18 15 28 0 0 26 20 134 161 171 165 0 0 0 0 118 100 11 7 3 9 42 42 814 1,021 1,497 1,489 29 35 20 21 5,280 5,384 82 73 24 29 104 121 76 90 0 0 0 0 65 65 7 5 0 0 143 167 127 126 299 280 0 0 427 451 ^ 0 5 160 172 135 125 75 72 293 403 ^ 0 0 149 165 55 49 1,654 1,729 13,673 14,296 0 0 20 15 322 373 157 161 0 0 34 44 55 41 172 187 2,617 2,980 0 0 77 85 80 69 29 30 82 131 277 358 49 63 0 0 ^ 989 1,085 152 187 ^ 20 35 0 0 69 77 138 146 75 127 222 196 ^ 0 0 32 39 364 374 95 114 * # 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,112 1,177 0 0 2,135 2,136 ^ - Territory divided with another LGA * - Not noted in the # - Not noted in the 2021 census
See also Central Gippsland East Gippsland List of localities (Victoria)
References
External links Wellington Shire Council official website Metlink local public transport map Link to Land Victoria interactive maps