Corangamite Shire Council
Address
181 Maniford Street, CAMPERDOWN 3260
Postal
PO Box 84, CAMPERDOWN 3260
Tel
03 5593 7100
Fax
03 5593 2695
shire@corangamite.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Corangamite Shire is located in Victoria’s south west. The Shire extends from the 12 Apostles on the coast near Port Campbell and Princetown to Skipton in the north. The eastern boundary is Lake Corangamite and the western border is near Garvoc.
The shire's economic base is provided through agriculture and some value-adding manufacturing. Corangamite contains wool growing and cropping areas in the north, while the south has one of the most intensive dairying areas in the State. Farming includes milk, wool, beef, fat lamb and grain. Several milk processing industries are located within Corangamite. The Great Ocean Road, the 12 Apostles, the Port Campbell National Park, fishing and volcanic hills and craters attract tourists. Corangamite also produces gourmet food - cheeses, eel processing and ice cream.
Localities
Alvie, Ayrford, Berrybank, Bookaar, Boorcan, Bostock Creek, Bradvale, Brucknell, Bullaharre, Camperdown, Carlisle River, Carpendeit, Chapple Vale, Chocolyn, Cobden, Cobrico, Cooriemungle, Cowleys Creek, Cressy, Cundare North, Curdie Vale, Curdies River, Darlington, Derrinallum, Dixie, Dreeite, Dreeite South, Duverney, Ecklin South, Elingamite, Elingamite North, Foxhow, Garvoc, Gellibrand Lower, Glenfyne, Glenormiston North, Glenormiston South, Gnotuk, Heytesbury Lower, Jancourt, Jancourt East, Kariah, Kennedys Creek, Koallah, Kolora, Larralea, Leslie Manor, Lismore, Mingay, Mount Bute, Naroghid, Newfield, Nirranda East, Noorat, Noorat East, Paaratte, Peterborough, Pirron Yallock, Pittong, Pomborneit, Pomborneit East, Pomborneit North, Port Campbell, Princetown, Pura Pura, Purrumbete South, Scotts Creek, Simpson, Skibo, Skipton, Stonyford, Tandarook, Taroon, Terang, Tesbury, Timboon, Timboon West, Vite Vite, Vite Vite North, Waarre, Wattle Hill, Weerite, Werneth, Wool Wool and Yuulong. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
4404 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 17,171 | 26% | 16% | 40% | 17% |
| 2007 | 17,188 | 26% | 16% | 40% | 17% |
| 2016 | 16,413 | 20% | 14% | 41% | 25% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Corangamite Shire is a subdivided municipality consisting of 5 wards and 7 councillors.
Councillors in the 4 single member wards are elected through preferential voting.
Councillors in the 1 multi-member wards are elected through proportional representation voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2012 elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
7 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Central - Cr Michael Absalom
Central - Cr Ruth Gstrein (Mayor)
Central - Cr Chris O'Connor
Coastal - Cr Steve Cumming
North - Cr Geoff Smith
South Central - Cr Helen Worland
South-West - Cr Matt Makin
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Paul Younis
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 30.020 M | $ 4.784 M | $ 11.110 M | 37% |
| 2006/07 | $ 30.904 M | $ 4.965 M | $ 11.839 M | 38% |
| 2007/08 | $ 33.367 M | $ 5.337 M | $ 12.753 M | 38% |
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