Shire of Moyne
| Shire of Moyne Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria
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| Population | 17,374 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.1699/km2 (8.2099/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 23 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,481 km2 (2,116.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Karen Foster | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Port Fairy | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Moyne | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Moyne 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 5,481 square kilometres (2,116 sq mi) and at the 2021 census had a population of 17,374. It includes the towns of Port Fairy, Koroit, Mortlake, Macarthur, Peterborough, Caramut, Ellerslie, Framlingham, Garvoc, Hawkesdale, Kirkstall, Panmure, Mailors Flat, Purnim, Wangoom and Woolsthorpe. It also entirely surrounds the City of Warrnambool, a separate local government area. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Belfast, Shire of Minhamite, Borough of Port Fairy, and parts of the Shire of Mortlake, Shire of Warrnambool, Shire of Dundas, Shire of Mount Rouse and Shire of Hampden.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Moyne Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Port Fairy. It also has a customer service centre in Mortlake, and works depots in Koroit, Mortlake and Macarthur. The Shire is named after the Moyne River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.
The industry base for the area includes: Dairy, beef cattle, sheep, vegetable production, seafood, other food products, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, quarrying, and tourism.