Shire of Mornington Peninsula
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| Shire of Mornington Peninsula Victoria |
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| Population: | 136,482 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 723.1 km² (279.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Bev Colomb | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Rosebud | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mornington, Nepean, Hastings | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Dunkley, Flinders | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. At the 2006 census it had a population of 136,482, which increases by up to 30% in summer[citation needed].
The Shire of Mornington Peninsula came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.
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[edit] Wards
Each ward has one councillor.
- Mount Eliza
- Mornington
- Balcombe
- Kangerong
- Rosebud
- Truemans
- Rye
- Point Nepean
- Watsons
- Cerberus
- Red Hill
[edit] Towns and suburbs
- Arthurs Seat
- Balnarring
- Balnarring Beach
- Baxter
- Bittern
- Blairgowrie
- Boneo
- Cape Schanck
- Crib Point
- Dromana
- Flinders
- Hastings
- HMAS Cerberus
- McCrae
- Main Ridge
- Merricks
- Merricks Beach
- Merricks North
- Moorooduc
- Mornington
- Mount Eliza
- Mount Martha
- Point Nepean
- Point Leo
- Portsea
- Red Hill
- Red Hill South
- Rosebud
- Rosebud West
- Rye
- Safety Beach
- Shoreham
- Somers
- Somerville
- Sorrento
- Tootgarook
- Tyabb
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Mornington Peninsula (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
[edit] See also
- List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.
[edit] External links
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