Shire of Glenelg

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

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Shire of Glenelg
Victoria

Municipal offices in Portland

Location in Victoria

Population| 19,665 (2018)[1]
• Density| 3.1621/km2 (8.1898/sq mi)
Established| 1994
Gazetted| 23 September 1994[2]
Area| 6,219 km2 (2,401.2 sq mi)[1]
Mayor| Cr Anita Rank
Council seat| Portland
Region| Barwon South West
State electorate(s)|

* Lowan
* South-West Coast

Federal division(s)| Wannon
Website| Shire of Glenelg
| LGAs around Shire of Glenelg:

Wattle Range (SA) | West Wimmera | Southern Grampians
Grant (SA) | Shire of Glenelg | Moyne
Grant (SA) | Southern Ocean | Southern Ocean

The Shire of Glenelg 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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Current composition[edit]

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  | Councilor | Notes

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Unsubdivided  |  | Labor  | Gilbert Wilson |
| Nationals  | Anita Rank |
| Independent  | Karen Stephens |
| Independent  | Martin Scott |
| Independent  | Michael Carr |
| Independent  | Chrissy Hawker |
| Independent  | Jayden Smith |

### 2020 election results[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections § Glenelg.[edit]

2020 Victorian local elections: Glenelg[8][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Labor | Gilbert Wilson (elected 1)  | 1,733  | 13.00  |
| Independent National | Anita Rank (elected 2)  | 1,702  | 12.76  |
| Independent | Karen Stephens (elected 3)  | 1,586  | 11.59  |
| Independent | Scott Martin (elected 4)  | 1,469  | 11.02  |
| Independent | Michael Carr (elected 5)  | 1,041  | 7.81  |
| Independent | Robyn McDonald  | 937  | 7.03  |
| Independent | Jayden Smith (elected 7)  | 935  | 7.01  |
| Independent | Chrissy Hawker (elected 6)  | 878  | 6.58  |
| Independent | John Northcott  | 812  | 6.09  |
| Independent | Geoff White  | 722  | 5.41  |
| Independent | Malcolm Alexander  | 531  | 3.98  |
| Independent | Alistair McDonald  | 464  | 3.48  |
| Independent | George Kozarevski  | 223  | 1.67  |
| Independent | David Wilson  | 171  | 1.28  |
| Independent | Alan Palmer  | 130  | 0.97  |
Total formal votes  | 13,334  | 94.16  |
Informal votes  | 927  | 5.84  |
Turnout | 14,161  | 83.98  |
Party total votes
| Independent | 9,899  | 74.24  |
| Independent Labor | 1,733  | 13.00  |
| Independent National | 1,702  | 12.76  |
Party total seats  | Seats  | ±
| Independent | 5  |
| Independent Labor | 1  |
| Independent National | 1  |

### Administration and governance[edit]

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.

## Townships and localities[edit]

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 20,152 up from 19,557 in the 2016 census[10]

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Allestree | 128 | 168
Bahgallah | 35 | 56
Bessiebelle^ | 98 | 113
Bolwarra | 601 | 647
Branxholme^ | 351 | 304
Breakaway Creek^ | 50 | 39
Brimboal | 4 | 11
Byaduk^ | 123 | 129
Cape Bridgewater | 150 | 151
Carapook^ | 70 | 67
Cashmore | 228 | 197
Casterton | 1,668 | 1,673
Chetwynd^ | 86 | 85
Clover Flat^ | 17 | 15
Condah | 121 | 104
Corndale | 33 | 27

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Dartmoor | 322 | 299
Dergholm^ | 43 | 57
Digby | 124 | 122
Drik Drik | 47 | 46
Drumborg | 152 | 160
Dunrobin | 73 | 70
Dutton Way | 116 | 91
Gorae | 188 | 236
Gorae West | 227 | 237
Grassdale | 18 | 54
Greenwald | 51 | 58
Heathmere | 237 | 238
Henty | 60 | 75
Heywood | 1,726 | 1,815
Homerton | 23 | 36
Hotspur | 45 | 34

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Killara | 8 | 9
Lake Condah^ | 6 | 9
Lake Mundi | 29 | 37
Lindsay | 7 | 9
Lyons | 29 | 31
Merino | 253 | 249
Milltown | 63 | 46
Mount Richmond | 43 | 42
Mumbannar | 111 | 100
Muntham^ | 31 | 29
Myamyn | 73 | 64
Nangeela | 14 | 17
Nareen^ | 93 | 79
Narrawong | 387 | 462
Nelson | 190 | 191

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Paschendale | 30 | 33
Portland | 9,712 | 10,016
Portland North | 625 | 708
Portland West | 569 | 619
Sandford | 144 | 130
Strathdownie | 183 | 176
Tahara^ | 36 | 30
Tahara Bridge | 20 | 20
Tahara West | 21 | 17
Tyrendarra^ | 212 | 198
Wallacedale^ | 113 | 94
Wando Bridge | 48 | 41
Wando Vale^ | 104 | 96
Warrock | 28 | 46
Winnap | 20 | 14

^ \- Territory divided with another LGA

## See also[edit]

* Australia portal

* List of localities (Victoria)

## References[edit]

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 "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.
8. ^ "Glenelg Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission.
9. ^ "Anita Rank up for National p[arty pre-selection". The Standard.
10. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Glenelg Shire Council official website
* Metlink local public transport map
* Link to Land Victoria interactive maps

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Localities in the Shire of Glenelg

City|

* Portland

Town|

* Bolwarra
* Branxholme^
* Casterton
* Dartmoor
* Gorae
* Gorae West
* Heathmere
* Heywood
* Merino
* Narrawong
* Portland North
* Portland West

Locality|

* Allestree
* Bahgallah
* Bessiebelle^
* Breakaway Creek^
* Brimboal
* Byaduk^
* Cape Bridgewater
* Carapook^
* Cashmore
* Chetwynd^
* Clover Flat^
* Condah
* Corndale
* Dergholm^
* Digby
* Drik Drik
* Drumborg
* Dunrobin
* Dutton Way
* Grassdale
* Greenwald
* Henty
* Homerton
* Hotspur
* Killara
* Lake Condah^
* Lake Mundi
* Lindsay
* Lyons
* Milltown
* Mount Richmond
* Mumbannar
* Muntham^
* Myamyn
* Nangeela
* Nareen^
* Nelson
* Paschendale
* Sandford
* Strathdownie
* Tahara^
* Tahara Bridge
* Tahara West
* Tyrendarra^
* Wallacedale^
* Wando Bridge
* Wando Vale^
* Warrock
* Winnap

^ \- Territory divided with another LGA

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