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 and as of the had a population of 48,715. It includes the regional centres of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost, the coastal resort towns of Paynesville, Mallacoota, Marlo and Metung, and the inland townships of Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Cann River, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek.
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, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost and Paynesville.
History
The Shire of East Gippsland was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo (excluding the Dinner Plain area), Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and the Boole Poole area of the Shire of Rosedale.
{| class="wikitable"
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!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
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| rowspan="9"|Unsubdivided
| | || Tom Crook || Independent ||Mayor 2023–
|-
| | || Mendy Urie || Independent ||
|-
| | || Kirsten Van Diggele || Independent ||
|-
| | || Arthur Allen || Independent ||
|-
| | || Mark Reeves || Labor ||
|-
| | || Sonia Buckley || Independent || Liberal Party candidate for Gippsland East in 2010, Liberal Democrat candidate for Gippsland East in 2018.
|-
| | || Jane Greacen OAM || Independent ||Deputy Mayor 2023–
|-
| | || Trevor Stow ||Independent ||
|-
| | || John White ||Independent ||
|-
|}
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, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost and Paynesville.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
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! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| || 21 || 31
|-
| || 7,580 || 7,905
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 0 || 5
|-
| || 60 || 72
|-
| || 149 || 173
|-
| || 115 || 109
|-
| || 59 || 93
|-
| || 93 || 84
|-
| || 12 || 13
|-
| || 55 || 49
|-
| || 0 || 8
|-
| || 48 || 52
|-
| || 0 || 9
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 31 || 29
|-
| || 5 || 16
|-
| || 4 || 0
|-
| || 814 || 820
|-
| || 236 || 201
|-
| || 82 || 102
|-
| || 8 || 5
|-
| || 33 || 45
|-
| || 80 || 101
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 7 || 7
|-
| || 43 || 52
|-
| || 181 || 186
|-
| || 194 || 197
|-
| || 4 || 5
|-
| || 29 || 21
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 237 || 252
|-
| || 52 || 25
|-
| || 6 || 0
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| ^ || 53 || 58
|-
| || 19 || 7
|-
| || 15 || 17
|-
| || 8 || 12
|-
| || 27 || 41
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 19 || 13
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 1,094 || 1,306
|-
| || 1,298 || 1,352
|-
| || 2,766 || 2,855
|-
| || 185 || 206
|-
| || 109 || 155
|-
| || 23 || 29
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 80 || 93
|-
| ^ || 152 || 194
|-
| || 99 || 104
|-
| || 276 || 346
|-
| || 20 || 23
|-
| || 55 || 66
|-
| || 19 || 31
|-
| || 18 || 23
|-
| || 0 || 4
|-
| || 61 || 48
|-
| || 119 || 137
|-
| || 31 || 31
|-
| || 248 || 261
|-
| ^ || 193 || 290
|-
| || 25 || 21
|-
| || 44 || 51
|-
| || 105 || 117
|-
| || 327 || 326
|-
| || 1,249 || 1,350
|-
| || 141 || 161
|-
| || 330 || 408
|-
| || 67 || 4
|-
| || 727 || 802
|-
| || 4,810 || 5,145
|-
| || 449 || 527
|-
| || 434 || 475
|-
| || 1,254 || 1,439
|-
| || 1,063 || 1,183
|-
| || 8 || 7
|-
| || 17 || 6
|-
| || 564 || 602
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 26 || 17
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 1,449 || 1,899
|-
| || 131 || 138
|-
| || 286 || 330
|-
| || 11 || 8
|-
| ^ || 90 || 87
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 728 || 866
|-
| || 389 || 415
|-
| || 1,095 || 1,322
|-
| || 70 || 84
|-
| || 24 || 37
|-
| || 194 || 199
|-
| || 283 || 327
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 3 || 7
|-
| || 4 || 3
|-
| ^ || 0 || 5
|-
| || 406 || 411
|-
| || 3 || 9
|-
| || 2,227 || 2,264
|-
| || 3,480 || 3,636
|-
| || 548 || 589
|-
| || 42 || 6
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 625 || 543
|-
| || * || #
|-
| || 38 || 39
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 0 || 5
|-
| || 751 || 861
|-
| || 278 || 232
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 17 || 25
|-
| || 324 || 325
|-
| || 11 || 3
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 12 || 5
|-
| || 65 || 50
|-
| || 362 || 509
|-
| || 25 || 23
|-
| || 11 || 13
|-
| || 48 || 47
|-
| || 87 || 67
|-
| || 3 || 0
|-
| || 154 || 157
|-
| || 9 || 8
|-
| || 11 || 12
|-
| || 27 || 20
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 4 || 4
|-
| || 164 || 177
|-
| || 25 || 26
|-
| || 43 || 52
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 88 || 86
|-
| || 11 || 18
|-
| || 7 || 12
|-
| || 0 || 0
|-
| || 1,657 || 1,940
|-
| || 0 || 0
|}
^ - Territory divided with another LGA<br>
* - Not noted in 2016 Census<br>
# - Not noted in 2021 Census
See also
- East Gippsland
- List of localities (Victoria)
References
External links
thumb|right|Bonang River, East Gippsland.
- East Gippsland Shire Council official website
- Vic Govt Dept of Natural Resources and Environment: East Gippsland biodiversity management
- Metlink local public transport map
- Link to Land Victoria interactive maps