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    Bass Coast Shire

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    Bass Coast Shire
    Victoria
    Location in Victoria
    Population35,327 (2018)[1]
     • Density40.793/km2 (105.65/sq mi)
    Established1994
    Gazetted2 December 1994[2]
    Area866 km2 (334.4 sq mi)[1]
    MayorCr Clare Le Serve[3]
    Council seatWonthaggi
    RegionGippsland
    State electorate(s)Bass
    Federal division(s)Monash
    WebsiteBass Coast Shire
    LGAs around Bass Coast Shire:
    Casey Cardinia Baw Baw
    Mornington Peninsula Bass Coast Shire South Gippsland
    Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

    The Bass Coast Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern part of the state. It covers an area of 866 square kilometres (334 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 35,327.[1] It includes the towns of Bass, Cape Paterson, Cape Woolamai, Corinella, Coronet Bay, Cowes, Inverloch, Kilcunda, Lang Lang, Newhaven, Rhyll, San Remo, Summerlands and Wonthaggi as well as the historic locality of Krowera. It also includes the popular tourist destination Phillip Island. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bass, Shire of Phillip Island, Borough of Wonthaggi, parts of the Shire of Woorayl, Shire of Korumburra and City of Cranbourne.[2]

    The Shire is governed and administered by the Bass Coast Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is the council headquarters in Wonthaggi, with other service centres located in Cowes, Grantville and Inverloch. The Shire is named after its most precious asset, the coasts of Bass Strait and Western Port.

    Council

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    Current composition

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    The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors elected to represent each ward.[4]

    Ward Party Councillor Notes
    Bunurong   Independent Les Larke
      Independent National Brett Tessari
      Independent Labor Leticia Laing
    Island   Independent Ron Bauer President of the Reason Party in Victoria from 2017 until 2018.[5]
      Independent David Rooks
      Independent Michael Whelan
    Westernport   Independent Clare Le Serve Current Mayor (2023/24)
      Independent Labor Geoff Ellis
      Independent Rochelle Halstead Deputy Mayor (2023/24)

    2020 election results

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    This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Gippsland § Bass Coast.[edit]
    2020 Victorian local elections: Bass Coast[6][7]
    Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
      Independent 16,082 47.68 6
      Independent National 6,372 18.89 1
      Independent Liberal 4,645 13.77 1
      Independent Labor 4,284 12.70 1
      Greens 1,639 4.86 0
      Liberal 708 2.10 0
     Formal votes 33,730 96.91
     Informal votes 1,077 3.09
     Total 34,807 100.0 9
     Registered voters / turnout 42,627 81.65

    Administration and governance

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

    Townships and localities

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    At the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 40,789, as compared to 32,804 in the 2016 census.[8]

    Population
    Locality 2016 2021
    Adams Estate 59 83
    Almurta 48 66
    Anderson 28 26
    Archies Creek 22 32
    Bass 359 405
    Cape Paterson 891 1,111
    Cape Woolamai 1,676 2,301
    Churchill Island 0 0
    Corinella 791 1,181
    Coronet Bay 791 1,108
    Cowes 4,839 6,593
    Dalyston 583 843
    Glen Alvie 165 182
    Population
    Locality 2016 2021
    Glen Forbes 106 118
    Grantville 831 1,168
    Harmers Haven 37 62
    Inverloch^ 5,437 6,526
    Jam Jerrup 97 106
    Kernot 100 118
    Kilcunda 396 578
    Kongwak^ 197 207
    Krowera^ 108 134
    Lance Creek 136 143
    Lang Lang^ 1,585 2,556
    Loch^ 638 707
    Newhaven 449 547
    Population
    Locality 2016 2021
    North Wonthaggi 2,806 3,475
    Outtrim^ 235 270
    Pioneer Bay 352 365
    Pound Creek^ 104 126
    Queensferry * #
    Rhyll 568 836
    Ryanston 271 324
    San Remo 1,254 1,700
    Silverleaves 211 322
    Smiths Beach 226 315
    South Dudley 461 421
    St Clair 49 44
    Summerlands 0 0
    Population
    Locality 2016 2021
    Sunderland Bay 234 306
    Sunset Strip 427 503
    Surf Beach 533 670
    Tenby Point 184 206
    The Gurdies 191 243
    Ventnor 855 982
    Wattle Bank 177 250
    West Creek 109 113
    Wimbledon Heights 373 421
    Wonthaggi 4,965 5,215
    Woodleigh 125 126
    Woolamai 208 245

    ^ - Territory divided with another LGA
    * - Not noted in 2016 Census
    # - Not noted in 2021 Census

    Facilities

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    • Local markets[9]

    Cape Paterson

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    • Swimming Rockpool – Safety Beach, Browns Bay, Surf Beach Road[10]
    • Bunurong Marine Park

    Wonthaggi

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    • Lower Powlett Road – Williamsons Beach, Powlett River, Wonthaggi Wind Farm and Victorian Desalination Plant (tours and walking/cycling/horse riding)
    • Bass Coast Rail Trail – walk/cycle/horse trot
    • Historic mine whistle – sounds 12 noon every day in the centre of Wonthaggi, mine shaft tower, Apex Park, Murray Street[9]
    • Wonthaggi Museum – open Saturday mornings, Murray Street[11]
    • State Coal Mine – museum and tours, Garden Street[12]
    • Coal mine ruins – Number 5 Brace & the McBride tunnel entry, off West Area Road Wonthaggi and scattered around the region[9]
    • Wonthaggi Golf Course – 18 hole, par 72, ACR 70, easy walk, McKenzie Street[13]
    • Large chain stores
    • Wonthaggi Hospital – Smoking ban, Graham Street[14]

    Phillip Island

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    • Phillip Island Penguin Parade
    • Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
    • Nobbies Centre at Seal Rocks

    Krowera

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    • Garlic Farm, Olive Farm, Wayside Lookout, Dairy Farms

    Kilcunda

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    • Kilcunda Trestle Bridge

    Inverloch

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    • Inverloch Shell Museum and Dinosaur Exhibition[15]

    Protected areas

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    Collecting empty seashells, driftwood, twigs, sea glass and other non-living materials or interesting rubbish of small size and in small quantities is legal from most beaches along the Bass Coast, with the exception of Wilsons Promontory, the Bunurong Marine National Park and most of Phillip Island.

    On Phillip Island most beaches are off-limits for shell collecting and are run by Phillip Island Nature Parks, with the exceptions of Ventnor, Cowes, Rhyll and Newhaven.[16]

    The Bunurong Marine National Park is a middle outstretching section of Bunurong Marine Park along the coastline of Harmers Haven, Cape Paterson and Inverloch. The restricted zone (Bunurong Marine National Park inside Bunurong Marine Park) is an area south-west past Cape Paterson's Safety Beach and Undertow Bay; namely The Oaks, Twin Reefs, Shack Bay and Eagles Nest.

    See also

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    • List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in Bass Coast Shire
    • Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve

    References

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    1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S94 of 1994 - Order estg (Part 2) the Bass Coast Shire". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
    3. ^ "Councillors and Elections".
    4. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Bass Coast Shire Council". Victorian Electoral Commission. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    5. ^ "RON BAUER". BASS COAST RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.
    6. ^ "Bass Coast Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission.
    7. ^ "Election 2020". Bass Coast Post.
    8. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
    9. ^ a b c Bass Coast Information Centres (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012, retrieved 19 November 2013
    10. ^ Bass Coast Information Centres, retrieved 13 November 2013
    11. ^ Wonthaggi Historical Society, retrieved 11 November 2013
    12. ^ Parks Victoria, retrieved 27 October 2013
    13. ^ Wonthaggi Golf Club, retrieved 11 November 2013
    14. ^ Bass Coast Regional Health, archived from the original on 28 September 2013, retrieved 30 October 2013
    15. ^ Inverloch Shell Museum, retrieved 14 November 2013
    16. ^ Department of Environment And Primary Industries, retrieved 11 November 2013
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    Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bass Coast.

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