Population 19,158 (2015 est) Region Barwon South West Area 6,212 km² Mayor Cr Anita Rank Gazetted 23 September 1994 | Established 1994 State electorate(s) LowanSouth-West Coast Website Shire of Glenelg Founded 1994 | |
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Points of interest Lower Glenelg National, Discovery Bay Coastal P, Cape Nelson State Park, Princess Margaret Rose Cave, Portland Tourist Park Destinations Portland, Nelson, Lower Glenelg National, Cape Bridgewater, Heywood | ||
The Shire of Glenelg 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 6,212 square kilometres (2,398 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 19,575. It includes the towns of Casterton, Heywood, Merino and Portland. Although a shire of the same name existed before the amalgamations of the mid-1990s, the current Shire was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former Shire of Glenelg with the Shire of Heywood and City of Portland.
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Map of Glenelg, VIC, Australia
The Shire is governed and administered by the Glenelg Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Portland, it also has service centres located in Casterton and Heywood. The Shire is named after the Glenelg River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.
At the 2001 Census, the population of the Shire was distributed in the following way: Portland: 49.7%, Casterton: 8.7%, Heywood: 6.3%, Dartmoor: 1.3%, Merino: 1.1%, Narrawong: 0.9% and Rural Balance: 32%.
Current composition
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Portland Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Portland, and its service centres in Casterton and Heywood.