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City of Warrnambool

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This article is about a local government area. For the locality, seeWarrnambool, Victoria.

City of Warrnambool
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population35,000 (2023)[1]
• Density289/km2(749/sq mi)
Established1855
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area121 km2(46.7 sq mi)[1]
MayorBen Blain[3]
Council seatWarrnambool
RegionBarwon South West
State electorate(s)South-West Coast
Federal division(s)Wannon
WebsiteCity of Warrnambool
LGAsaround City of Warrnambool:
Moyne Moyne Moyne
Moyne City of Warrnambool Moyne
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

TheCity of Warrnamboolis alocal government areain theBarwon South Westregion ofVictoria,Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 121 square kilometres (47 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 34,862.[1]It is entirely surrounded by theShire of Moyneand theSouthern Ocean.It is one of only a few regional councils in Victoria to remain serving just one urban district after the amalgamation process of 1994, although through that process it did gain some portions of the formerShire of Warrnambool.[2]

The city is governed and administered by theWarrnambool City Council;itsseat of local governmentand administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in the central district ofWarrnambool.The city is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Warrnambool, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 28,413.[4]

History

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Warrnambool was first incorporated as a municipality on 7 December 1855. It became a borough on 1 October 1863, and a town on 2 February 1883. It was proclaimed as a city on 8 April 1918. On 25 October 1955 and 1 October 1978, it annexed part of the south riding of the Shire of Warrnambool, expanding its area progressively to 34.43 square kilometres (13.29 sq mi) by the time of Victoria's local government amalgamations.[5]

In 1993, the newKennettLiberalgovernment announced a program of local government reform, in which many of Victoria's 210 councils were to be amalgamated. The southwest region containing 23 councils was the first to be reviewed, and the City of Warrnambool sought to be part of the process early on. Warrnambool's strength in tertiary education and manufacturing was taken into account.[6]By June, it was clear that Warrnambool would be the only municipality in the region to be spared, and that it would gainAllansfordand some other rural areas from theShire of Warrnambool.[7]On 23 September 1994, the council was dismissed and replaced with a Government-appointed commissioner.[8]It first held elections for a new council in March 1996.[9]

Council

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Current composition

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The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[10]

The most recent council election was declared on 10 November 2020,[11]with the Councillors sworn into office on 23 November 2020.[12]At their first meeting, Councillors resolved to elect both a Mayor and Deputy Mayor, each for a term of 12 months.[13]

Ward Councillor Notes
Unsubdivided Vicki Jellie Deputy Mayor
Otha Akoch
Angie Paspaliaris
Debbie Arnott
Ben Blain Mayor
Max Taylor
Richard Ziegeler

Former wards

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Prior to the statewide amalgamations of the 1990s, the council had four wards and twelve councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward; the former wards were Albert, Hopkins, Merri and Victoria.[5]The new council then had, until 2004, seven wards and seven councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward. However post-2004, following an electoral representation review, the decision was made to keep the seven councillors, but abolish the wards, as the review concluded that the geography and natural features of Warrnambool didn't support the retention of equal wards, and that the City of Warrnambool as a whole was a single community of interest.[14]

Former wards from 1996 to 2004:

  • Botanic Ward
  • Cassady Ward
  • Levy Ward
  • Pertobe Ward
  • Proudfoot Ward
  • Sherwood Ward
  • Wollaston Ward

Administration and governance

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The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Warrnambool Civic Centre, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Warrnambool.

Geography

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The city of Warrnambool is dominated by theWarrnamboolurban area, which represents 35.0 square kilometres (13.5 sq mi), or 29.0%, of the city's area and at the 2006 census had a population of 28,150.[15]

Townships and localities

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The 2021 census, the city had a population of 35,406 up from 33,655 in the 2016 census[16]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Allansford^ 1,521 1,410
Bushfield^ 571 596
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Dennington^ 1,907 1,994
Illowa^ 304 304
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Warrnambool^ 29,661 31,308
Woodford^ 361 436
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Yangery^ 111 113

^–Territory divided with anotherLGA

See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018".Australian Bureau of Statistics.27 March 2019.Retrieved25 October2019.Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^abVictoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997)."S63 of 1994".State Library Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 5–6.Retrieved10 January2014.
  3. ^"New mayor and deputy mayor".Archived fromthe originalon 15 May 2021.Retrieved23 November2020.
  4. ^Census QuickStats (2011)."Warrnambool (SS) – SSC21434".Australian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved10 January2014.
  5. ^abVictorian Municipal Directory.Brunswick:Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 518–519.Accessed atState Library Victoria,La Trobe Reading Room.
  6. ^Taylor, Thomas (26 February 1994). "Bush councils in Victoria's southwest face a shakeup".The Age.Melbourne. p. 1.
  7. ^Gettler, Leon (17 June 1994). "23 councils become 8 in board's proposal".The Age.Melbourne. p. 7.
  8. ^Gettler, Leon (24 September 1994). "Councils merged and rates frozen".The Age.Melbourne. p. 10.
  9. ^Victorian local government amalgamations 1994–1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification(PDF).Australian Bureau of Statistics. Commonwealth of Australia. 1 August 1995. p. 11.ISBN0-642-23117-6.Retrieved5 January2008.
  10. ^"Warrnambool City Council".vec.vic.gov.au.Retrieved23 November2020.
  11. ^"Warrnambool City Council election results 2020".vec.vic.gov.au.Retrieved23 November2020.
  12. ^"Results of the Warrnambool City Council 2020 election".warrnambool.vic.gov.au.Retrieved23 November2020.
  13. ^"New mayor and deputy mayor".warrnambool.vic.gov.au.Archived fromthe originalon 15 May 2021.Retrieved23 November2020.
  14. ^Victorian Electoral Commission(10 May 2004)."Final Report – Electoral Representation Review – Warrnambool City Council"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 September 2006.Retrieved14 December2013.
  15. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(25 October 2007)."Warrnambool (Urban Centre/Locality)".2006 Census QuickStats.Retrieved11 March2008.Map
  16. ^"Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics".Australian Bureau of Statistics. 11 January 2023.
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