Shire of Corangamite
The Shire of Corangamite 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 and in 2021 had a population of 16,115. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.
History
The Shire of Corangamite came into existence on 23 September 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, the vast bulk of the Shire of Hampden and the Shire of Heytesbury, the Simpson and Princetown districts of the Shire of Otway, and small parts of the Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool around Lake Keilambete.Council
Current composition
The council is composed of seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor elected to represent each ward.Administration and governance
The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.Townships and localities
In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 16,115, compared to 16,051 in the 2016 census.^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - ''Not noted in 2021 Census''