Shire of Mornington Peninsula







Local government area in Victoria, Australia















































Mornington Peninsula Shire
Victoria
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Population 154,999 (2016 census)[1] (40th)
 • Density
214.35348214.353/km2 (555.1730555.17/sq mi)
Established 1994
Area 723.1 km2 (279.2 sq mi)
Mayor Cr Bryan Payne
Council seat Rosebud
Region Victoria (Australia)
State electorate(s)
Mornington, Nepean, Hastings
Federal Division(s)
Dunkley, Flinders
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Website Mornington Peninsula Shire


















LGAs around Mornington Peninsula Shire:
Port Phillip Frankston Casey
Port Phillip Mornington Peninsula Shire Western Port
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait




Sign marking entrance to the Shire, near Baxter.


The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. According to the 2016 Census, it has a population of 154,999 people.[1]


The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the state government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.




Contents






  • 1 Council


  • 2 Localities, towns and suburbs


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Council


The current council, as of November 2016, is:[2]

















































































Ward Party Councillor Notes
Briars
 

Independent
Andrew Dixon[3]

 

Independent
Anne Shaw

 
Independent
Bev Colomb

Cerberus
 
Independent
David Garnock

Nepean
 
Independent
Hugh Fraser

 
Independent
Tim Rodgers

Red Hill
 
Independent
Tim Wood

Seawinds
 
Independent
Antonella Celi

 
Independent
David Gibb

 
Independent
Graham Pittock

Watson
 
Independent
Julie Edge



Localities, towns and suburbs



  • Arthurs Seat

  • Balnarring

  • Balnarring Beach

  • Baxter

  • Bittern

  • Blairgowrie

  • Boneo

  • Capel Sound

  • Cape Schanck

  • Crib Point

  • Dromana

  • Fingal

  • Flinders

  • Hastings


  • HMAS Cerberus the area of the naval base is a bounded locality

  • McCrae

  • Main Ridge

  • Merricks

  • Merricks Beach

  • Merricks North

  • Moorooduc

  • Mornington

  • Mount Eliza

  • Mount Martha

  • Pearcedale

  • Point Nepean

  • Point Leo

  • Portsea

  • Red Hill

  • Red Hill South

  • Rosebud

  • Rye

  • Safety Beach

  • Shoreham

  • Somers

  • Somerville

  • Sorrento

  • St Andrews Beach

  • Tootgarook

  • Tuerong

  • Tyabb



See also




  • List of Melbourne suburbs for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

  • Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve



References





  1. ^ ab Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mornington Peninsula (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 November 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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  2. ^ "Our Councillors - Mornington Peninsula Shire". www.mornpen.vic.gov.au.


  3. ^ "Our youngest councillor". Mornington Peninsula News. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2016. He has been a member of the Mornington branch of the Liberal Party for about three years, but has no ambition for higher office.




External links



  • Mornington Peninsula Shire web site

  • Metlink local public transport map

  • Link to Land Victoria interactive maps




Coordinates: 38°26′S 145°00′E / 38.433°S 145.000°E / -38.433; 145.000







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