Established 1994 Region Eastern Victoria Shire of East Gippsland Tasman Sea Population 43,995 (2015 est) State electorate(s) Gippsland East | Gazetted 2 December 1994 Federal Division(s) Gippsland Area 20,931 km² Mayor Cr Joe Rettino Council seat Bairnsdale | |
Website Shire of East Gippsland Points of interest Alpine National Park, Buchan Caves, The Lakes National Park, Griffiths Sea Shell Museum, Howitt Park Destinations Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Buchan, Bairnsdale, Alpine National Park | ||
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 20,931 square kilometres (8,082 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 42,196. 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.
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Map of East Gippsland, VIC, Australia
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.
Current composition
The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
Administration and governance
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.