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Shire of East Gippsland
Local government area in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and as of the 2021 census had a population of 48,715.[4]
It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.[2]
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, Omeo and Orbost. The shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.
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The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[5]
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, Omeo and Orbost.
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The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 48,715 up from 45,040 in the 2016 census[7]
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
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