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Shire of Mornington Peninsula

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Population
  
155,015 (2015 est)

Region
  
Victoria (Australia)

Area
  
723 kmĀ²

Mayor
  
Cr Bev Colomb

Established
  
1994

Mornington Peninsula Shire
  
Western Port

Founded
  
1994

Council seat
  
Rosebud, Victoria


State electorate(s)
  
Mornington, Nepean, Hastings

Website
  
Mornington Peninsula Shire

Federal divisions
  
Division of Dunkley, Division of Flinders

Points of interest
  
Enchanted Adventure Garden, Ashcombe Maze & Lavender, Fort Nepean, Cape Schanck Lighthouse, Yaringa Marine National

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. According to the 2011 Census, it has a population of 144,608 people.

Contents

Map of Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia

The Mornington Peninsula Shire came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.

Council

The current council, as of November 2016, is:

Localities, towns and suburbs

  • Arthurs Seat
  • Balnarring
  • Balnarring Beach
  • Baxter
  • Bittern
  • Blairgowrie
  • Boneo
  • Cape Schanck
  • Crib Point
  • Dromana
  • Fingal
  • Flinders
  • Hastings
  • HMAS Cerberus the area of the naval base is a bounded locality
  • McCrae
  • Main Ridge
  • Merricks
  • Merricks Beach
  • Merricks North
  • Moorooduc
  • Mornington
  • Mount Eliza
  • Mount Martha
  • Pearcedale
  • Point Nepean
  • Point Leo
  • Portsea
  • Red Hill
  • Red Hill South
  • Rosebud
  • Rosebud West
  • Rye
  • Safety Beach
  • Shoreham
  • Somers
  • Somerville
  • Sorrento
  • St Andrews Beach
  • Tootgarook
  • Tuerong
  • Tyabb
  • References

    Shire of Mornington Peninsula Wikipedia