8-546: The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres (815 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158. It includes the towns of Ballan , Bacchus Marsh , Balliang , Mount Wallace , Myrniong , Blackwood , Greendale , Gordon , Korweinguboora and Mount Egerton , Bungaree , Elaine and Wallace . It
16-798: Is a list of former local government areas in Victoria. Many of these existed from the 19th century until the 1994 statewite local government amalgamations . This is a list of former Greater Melbourne local government areas. These local government areas were considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution. City of Merri-bek City of Darebin Shire of Nillumbik City of Darebin City of Hobsons Bay Shire of Mornington Peninsula City of Darebin City of Moonee Valley City of Hume City of Bayside City of Kingston City of Bayside City of Darebin City of Kingston City of Port Phillip City of Kingston City of Maribyrnong This
24-610: Is a list of former regional local government areas around Geelong and surrounding the Greater Melbourne area. These local government areas were not considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution. Surf Coast Shire City of Greater Dandenong City of Frankston City of Greater Dandenong Bass Coast Shire Shire of Mornington Peninsula Shire of Murrindindi City of Banyule Shire of Cardinia City of Knox Surf Coast Shire City of Hume Too Many Requests If you report this error to
32-410: Is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification. Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with the most recent elections held in 2024. (2021) This
40-610: Is named after the Moorabool River , a major geographical feature that meanders through the area, which is named after the Wathawurrung word moo-roo-bul referring to Bunyip -like creature that lives in the river. The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the East Moorabool Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of
48-596: The other wards. Council Composition as of September 2022: The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Ballan Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Ballan, and its service centre in Bacchus Marsh. In the 2021 census, the shire's population
56-521: Was 37,632, compared to 31,818 in the 2016 census. ^ - Territory divided with another LGA 37°36′00″S 144°15′00″E / 37.60000°S 144.25000°E / -37.60000; 144.25000 Local government areas of Victoria This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria , sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA
64-535: Was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bacchus Marsh , Shire of Ballan and parts of the Shire of Bungaree and City of Werribee . The Shire is governed and administered by the Moorabool Shire Council ; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ballan, it also has service centres located in Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The Shire
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