Shire of Wellington

For the New South Wales local government area, see Wellington Council. For other uses, see Wellington Council (disambiguation).

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Shire of Wellington
Victoria

Location in Victoria

Population| 44,019 (2018)[1]
• Density| 4.06943/km2 (10.5398/sq mi)
Established| 1994
Gazetted| 2 December 1994[2]
Area| 10,817 km2 (4,176.5 sq mi)[1]
Mayor| Cr Scott Rossetti
Council seat| Sale
Region| Gippsland
State electorate(s)|

* Gippsland East
* Gippsland South

Federal division(s)| Gippsland
Website| Shire of Wellington
| LGAs around Shire of Wellington:

Mansfield
Wangaratta | Alpine | East Gippsland
Baw Baw
Latrobe | Shire of Wellington | East Gippsland
South Gippsland | Bass Strait | Bass Strait

The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 10,817 square kilometres (4,176 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019.

It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, Sale, Stratford, Coongulla, Newry, Tinamba and Yarram. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Alberton, Shire of Avon, Shire of Maffra, City of Sale and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.[2]

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.

## Council

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### Current composition

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Wellington Shire Council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.[3][4]

Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes

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Northern |  | 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) [5]
Coastal |  | Cindy Madeley | Independent | Current Deputy Mayor [5]
| Catherine Bannerman | Independent |
| Garry Stephens | Independent | Former Mayor (2021) [6]

### Administration and governance

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Wellington Shire service centre in Sale, Victoria

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.[7] The council headquarters are located over the road at 18 Desailly Street which is the location of the council's administrative activities.[8] It also provides customer services at its service centres in Maffra, Stratford, Rosedale and Yarram.

## Townships and localities

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In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 45,639, up from 42,983 in the 2016 census.[9]

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Airly | 146 | 160
Alberton | 262 | 297
Alberton West | 81 | 76
Arbuckle | 0 | 0
Balook^ | 4 | 9
Billabong | 0 | 0
Binginwarri^ | 130 | 134
Blackwarry | 25 | 38
Boisdale | 275 | 307
Briagolong | 1,081 | 1,133
Budgee Budgee | 0 | 0
Bundalaguah | 188 | 229
Buragwonduc | 0 | 0
Bushy Park | 50 | 49
Callignee North | 50 | 42
Callignee South | 12 | 10
Calrossie | 26 | 30
Carrajung | 102 | 100
Carrajung Lower | 112 | 129
Carrajung South | 44 | 42
Clydebank | 107 | 133
Cobains | 232 | 245
Coongulla | 183 | 229
Cowa | 0 | 0
Cowwarr^ | 368 | 389
Crookayan | 0 | 0
Crooked River | 4 | 5
Dargo^ | 99 | 105
Darriman | 12 | 12
Dawson | 37 | 40
Denison | 469 | 453
Devon North | 344 | 352
Dutson | 27 | 32
Dutson Downs | 6 | 0

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
East Sale | 93 | 210
Fernbank^ | 152 | 194
Flamingo Beach | 0 | 0
Flynn^ | 180 | 188
Flynns Creek^ | 9 | 12
Fulham | 951 | 994
Gelliondale | 31 | 43
Giffard | 52 | 73
Giffard West | 71 | 72
Gillum | 0 | 0
Glenfalloch | 0 | 0
Glengarry^ | 1,084 | 1,113
Glenmaggie | 277 | 279
Glomar Beach | 10 | 21
Golden Beach | 293 | 356
Gormandale | 321 | 324
Grand Ridge^ | 12 | 10
Hawkhurst | 3 | 6
Hedley^ | 125 | 108
Heyfield | 1,993 | 2,050
Hiamdale | 26 | 36
Hiawatha | 17 | 18
Hollands Landing | 15 | 28
Howitt Plains | 0 | 0
Hunterston | 26 | 20
Jack River | 134 | 161
Kilmany | 171 | 165
Koorool | 0 | 0
Lake Wellington | 0 | 0
Langsborough | 118 | 100
Licola | 11 | 7
Licola North | 3 | 9
Llowalong | 42 | 42

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Loch Sport | 814 | 1,021
Longford | 1,497 | 1,489
Macks Creek | 29 | 35
Madalya | 20 | 21
Maffra | 5,280 | 5,384
Maffra West Upper | 82 | 73
Manns Beach | 24 | 29
McLoughlins Beach | 104 | 121
Meerlieu | 76 | 90
Miowera | 0 | 0
Monomak | 0 | 0
Montgomery | 65 | 65
Moornapa | 7 | 5
Moroka | 0 | 0
Munro | 143 | 167
Myrtlebank | 127 | 126
Nambrok | 299 | 280
Nap Nap Marra | 0 | 0
Newry | 427 | 451
Ocean Grange^ | 0 | 5
Paradise Beach | 160 | 172
Pearsondale | 135 | 125
Perry Bridge | 75 | 72
Port Albert | 293 | 403
Reynard^ | 0 | 0
Riverslea | 149 | 165
Robertsons Beach | 55 | 49
Rosedale | 1,654 | 1,729
Sale | 13,673 | 14,296
Sargood | 0 | 0
Seacombe | 20 | 15
Seaspray | 322 | 373
Seaton | 157 | 161

Population

Locality | 2016 | 2021
Snake Island | 0 | 0
Staceys Bridge | 34 | 44
Stockdale | 55 | 41
Stradbroke | 172 | 187
Stratford | 2,617 | 2,980
Tamboritha | 0 | 0
Tarra Valley | 77 | 85
Tarraville | 80 | 69
The Heart | 29 | 30
The Honeysuckles | 82 | 131
Tinamba | 277 | 358
Tinamba West | 49 | 63
Toolome | 0 | 0
Toongabbie^ | 989 | 1,085
Valencia Creek | 152 | 187
Walhalla^ | 20 | 35
Walhalla East | 0 | 0
Willung | 69 | 77
Willung South | 138 | 146
Winnindoo | 75 | 127
Won Wron | 222 | 196
Wongungarra^ | 0 | 0
Wonyip | 32 | 39
Woodside | 364 | 374
Woodside Beach | 95 | 114
Woodside North | * | #
Woolenook | 4 | 0
Worrowing | 0 | 0
Wrathung | 0 | 0
Wrixon | 0 | 0
Wurruk | 1,112 | 1,177
Yangoura | 0 | 0
Yarram | 2,135 | 2,136

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

## See also

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* Central Gippsland
* East Gippsland
* List of localities (Victoria)

## References

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1. ^ a b "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 7) the Shire of Wellington". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 2 December 1994). p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
3. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Wellington Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
4. ^ "Councillors".
5. ^ a b "Meet your new Mayor and Deputy Mayor 👏". Facebook - Wellington Shire Council page. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
6. ^ "Media Release: New Council sworn in and Garry Stephens elected Mayor".
7. ^ "Wellington Shire Council 'The Port' Project Update". www.wellington.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018.
8. ^ "Wellington Shire Council Contact Us". www.wellington.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
9. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

## External links

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

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Localities in the Shire of Wellington

Town|

* Alberton
* Boisdale
* Briagolong
* Carrajung
* Coongulla
* Cowwarr^
* Dargo^
* Glengarry^
* Glenmaggie
* Golden Beach
* Gormandale
* Heyfield
* Loch Sport
* Longford
* Maffra
* McLoughlins Beach
* Munro
* Newry
* Paradise Beach
* Port Albert
* Rosedale
* Sale
* Seaspray
* Stratford
* Tinamba
* Toongabbie^
* Walhalla^
* Woodside
* Wurruk
* Yarram

Locality|

* Airly
* Alberton West
* Arbuckle
* Balook^
* Billabong
* Binginwarri^
* Blackwarry
* Budgee Budgee
* Bundalaguah
* Buragwonduc
* Bushy Park
* Callignee North
* Callignee South
* Calrossie
* Carrajung Lower
* Carrajung South
* Clydebank
* Cobains
* Cowa
* Crookayan
* Crooked River
* Darriman
* Dawson
* Denison
* Devon North
* Dutson
* Dutson Downs
* East Sale
* Fernbank^
* Flamingo Beach
* Flynn^
* Flynns Creek^
* Fulham
* Gelliondale
* Giffard
* Giffard West
* Gillum
* Glenfalloch
* Glomar Beach
* Grand Ridge^
* Hawkhurst
* Hedley^
* Hiamdale
* Hiawatha
* Hollands Landing
* Howitt Plains
* Hunterston
* Jack River
* Kilmany
* Koorool
* Lake Wellington
* Langsborough
* Licola
* Licola North
* Llowalong
* Macks Creek
* Madalya
* Maffra West Upper
* Manns Beach
* Meerlieu
* Miowera
* Monomak
* Montgomery
* Moornapa
* Moroka
* Myrtlebank
* Nambrok
* Nap Nap Marra
* Ocean Grange^
* Pearsondale
* Perry Bridge
* Reynard^
* Riverslea
* Robertsons Beach
* Sargood
* Seacombe
* Seaton
* Snake Island
* Staceys Bridge
* Stockdale
* Stradbroke
* Tamboritha
* Tarra Valley
* Tarraville
* The Heart
* The Honeysuckles
* Tinamba West
* Toolome
* Valencia Creek
* Walhalla East
* Willung
* Willung South
* Winnindoo
* Won Wron
* Wongungarra^
* Wonyip
* Woodside Beach
* Woodside North
* Woolenook
* Worrowing
* Wrathung
* Wrixon
* Yangoura

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Local government areas of Victoria

Current|

| Greater Melbourne region|

| Inner Melbourne|

* Melbourne
* Port Phillip
* Stonnington
* Yarra

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Metropolitan|

* Banyule
* Bayside
* Boroondara
* Brimbank
* Darebin
* Glen Eira
* Hobsons Bay
* Kingston
* Manningham
* Maribyrnong
* Maroondah
* Merri-bek
* Monash
* Moonee Valley
* Whitehorse

Outer Metropolitan|

* Cardinia
* Casey
* Frankston
* Greater Dandenong
* Hume
* Knox
* Melton
* Mornington Peninsula
* Nillumbik
* Whittlesea
* Wyndham
* Yarra Ranges

Barwon South West region|

* Colac Otway
* Corangamite
* Glenelg
* Greater Geelong
* Moyne
* Queenscliffe
* Southern Grampians
* Surf Coast
* Warrnambool

Gippsland region|

* Bass Coast
* Baw Baw
* East Gippsland
* Latrobe
* South Gippsland
* Wellington

Grampians region|

* Ararat
* Ballarat
* Golden Plains
* Hepburn
* Hindmarsh
* Horsham
* Moorabool
* Northern Grampians
* Pyrenees
* West Wimmera
* Yarriambiack

Hume region|

* Alpine
* Benalla
* Greater Shepparton
* Indigo
* Mansfield
* Mitchell
* Moira
* Murrindindi
* Strathbogie
* Towong
* Wangaratta
* Wodonga

Loddon Mallee region|

* Buloke
* Campaspe
* Central Goldfields
* Gannawarra
* Greater Bendigo
* Loddon
* Macedon Ranges
* Mildura
* Mount Alexander
* Swan Hill

Unincorporated areas|

* Elizabeth Island
* Falls Creek
* French Island
* Gabo Island
* Lady Julia Percy Island
* Lake Mountain
* Mount Baw Baw
* Mount Buller
* Mount Hotham
* Mount Stirling
* Sandstone Island

Former|

| Greater Melbourne region|

| Inner Melbourne|

* Collingwood
* Fitzroy
* Malvern
* Port Melbourne
* Prahran
* Richmond
* South Melbourne
* St Kilda

|

Metropolitan|

* Altona
* Box Hill
* Brighton
* Broadmeadows
* Brunswick
* Camberwell
* Caulfield
* Coburg
* Diamond Valley (S)
* Doncaster & Templestowe
* Essendon
* Footscray
* Hawthorn
* Heidelberg
* Keilor
* Kew
* Moorabbin
* Northcote
* Nunawading
* Sandringham
* Sunshine
* Oakleigh
* Preston
* Williamstown
* Waverley

Outer Metropolitan|

* Berwick
* Bulla (S)
* Chelsea
* Cranbourne
* Croydon
* Dandenong
* Eltham (S)
* Flinders (S)
* Frankston (former)
* Hastings (S)
* Healesville (S)
* Lillydale (S)
* Mordialloc
* Mornington (S)
* Pakenham (S)
* Ringwood
* Sherbrooke (S)
* Springvale
* Upper Yarra (S)

Barwon South West region|

* Bannockburn
* Barrabool
* Belfast
* Bellarine (RC)
* Camperdown (T)
* Colac, City of
* Colac, Shire of
* Corio
* Dundas
* Geelong
* Geelong West
* Glenelg (former)
* Hamilton
* Hampden
* Heytesbury
* Heywood
* Koroit (B)
* Minhamite
* Mortlake
* Mount Rouse
* Newtown
* Otway
* Port Fairy (B)
* Portland
* South Barwon
* Wannon
* Warrnambool
* Winchelsea

Gippsland region|

* Alberton
* Avon
* Bairnsdale, City of
* Bairnsdale, Shire of
* Bass
* Buln Buln
* Korumburra
* Maffra
* Mirboo
* Moe
* Morwell
* Narracan
* Omeo
* Orbost
* Phillip Island
* Rosedale
* Sale
* South Gippsland (former)
* Tambo
* Traralgon, City of
* Traralgon, Shire of
* Warragul (RC)
* Wonthaggi (B)
* Woorayl

Grampians region|

* Arapiles
* Ararat, City of
* Ararat, Shire of
* Avoca
* Bacchus Marsh
* Ballaarat, City of
* Ballan
* Ballarat, Shire of
* Bungaree
* Buninyong
* Creswick
* Daylesford and Glenlyon
* Dimboola
* Dunmunkle
* Grenville
* Horsham
* Kaniva
* Kara Kara
* Karkarooc
* Kowree
* Leigh
* Lexton
* Lowan
* Ripon
* Sebastopol (B)
* St Arnaud (T)
* Stawell, City of
* Stawell, Shire of
* Talbot and Clunes
* Warracknabeal
* Wimmera

Hume region|

* Alexandra
* Beechworth
* Benalla, City of
* Benalla, Shire of
* Bright
* Broadford
* Chiltern
* Cobram
* Euroa
* Goulburn
* Kilmore
* Mansfield (former)
* McIvor
* Myrtleford
* Nathalia
* Numurkah
* Oxley
* Pyalong
* Rodney
* Rutherglen
* Seymour (RC)
* Shepparton, City of
* Shepparton, Shire of
* Tallangatta
* Tungamah
* Upper Murray
* Violet Town
* Wangaratta, City of
* Wangaratta, Shire of
* Waranga
* Yackandandah
* Yarrawonga
* Yea

Loddon Mallee region|

* Bendigo
* Bet Bet
* Birchip
* Castlemaine
* Charlton
* Cohuna
* Deakin
* Donald
* Eaglehawk (B)
* East Loddon
* Echuca
* Gisborne
* Gordon
* Huntly
* Kerang, Borough of (B)
* Kerang, Shire of
* Korong
* Kyabram (T)
* Kyneton
* Maldon
* Marong (RC)
* Maryborough
* Metcalfe
* Mildura, City of
* Mildura, Shire of
* Newham and Woodend
* Newstead
* Rochester
* Romsey
* Strathfieldsaye
* Swan Hill, City of
* Swan Hill, Shire of
* Tullaroop
* Walpeup
* Wycheproof

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