Corangamite Shire
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Corangamite Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. Its largest towns, in order of size, are Camperdown
, Terang
, Cobden
, Timboon
, Port Campbell
and Skipton
. It has an area of 4,425 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 16,616. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden
, Shire of Heytesbury
, and parts of the Shire of Otway
, Shire of Mortlake
and Shire of Warrnambool
.
Corangamite Shire is represented by seven councillors, with three Councillors representing the Central Ward (Camperdown and Terang area), and one Councillor representing each of the other wards.
Camperdown, Victoria
Camperdown is an historically significant rural town in southwestern Victoria, Australia, south west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Camperdown had a population of 3,165.-History:...
, Terang
Terang, Victoria
Terang is a small Australian town situated in Corangamite Shire in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, on the Princes Highway 212 km south-west of the state's capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Terang had a population of 2256...
, Cobden
Cobden, Victoria
Cobden is a town located 210 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia named in honour of Richard Cobden. At the 2006 census, Cobden had a population of 1813. At the 2001 census, Cobden had a population of 1419.- History :...
, Timboon
Timboon, Victoria
Timboon is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately south-west of Melbourne. The main industries are dairying, forestry, and the production of lime.At the 2001 census, Timboon had a population of 787...
, Port Campbell
Port Campbell, Victoria
Port Campbell is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Corangamite Shire.-History:...
and Skipton
Skipton, Victoria
Skipton is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated on the Glenelg Highway 166 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 52 kilometres south west of the regional centre, Ballarat. Part of Corangamite Shire Local government area, Skipton is on the banks...
. It has an area of 4,425 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 16,616. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden
Shire of Hampden
The Shire of Hampden was a Local Government Area located about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
, Shire of Heytesbury
Shire of Heytesbury
The Shire of Heytesbury was a Local Government Area located about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1994.-History:...
, and parts of the Shire of Otway
Shire of Otway
The Shire of Otway was a Local Government Area located about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1919 until 1994.-History:...
, Shire of Mortlake
Shire of Mortlake
The Shire of Mortlake was a Local Government Area located about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994.-History:...
and Shire of Warrnambool
Shire of Warrnambool
The Shire of Warrnambool was a Local Government Area located about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1854 until 1994.-History:...
.
Wards
- Central
- Coastal
- North
- South Central
- South West
Corangamite Shire is represented by seven councillors, with three Councillors representing the Central Ward (Camperdown and Terang area), and one Councillor representing each of the other wards.