Shire of Cardinia explained

Type:lga
Cardinia Shire
State:vic
Pop:107120
Pop Year:2018
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Area:1283
Mayor:Cr Jack Kowarzik
Seat:Officer
Stategov:Bass
Stategov2:Berwick
Stategov3:Monbulk
Stategov4:Narracan
Stategov5:Pakenham
Fedgov:Casey
Fedgov2:La Trobe
Logo Upright:1.2
Url:http://www.cardinia.vic.gov.au
Near-N:Yarra Ranges
Near-Ne:Yarra Ranges
Near-E:Baw Baw
Near-Se:South Gippsland
Near-S:Bass Coast
Near-Sw:Mornington Peninsula
Near-W:Casey
Near-Nw:Yarra Ranges
Est:1994

The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of 107,120 in June 2018.[1]

Cardinia Shire Council Offices are located in Officer.[2] Prior to 17 November 2014, they were located in Pakenham.

History

The areas within the present-day boundaries of Cardinia Shire were originally parts of the Cranbourne and Berwick districts, which were incorporated in 1860 and 1862 respectively. The Shire of Fern Tree Gully, later Shire of Sherbrooke, split away in 1889 and included areas to the east of Melbourne. In 1973, the City of Berwick, including Berwick and areas closer to Dandenong, split away from the Shire of Berwick, with the remainder being renamed Shire of Pakenham.[3]

The Shire came into being on 15 December 1994 as the result of statewide local government reform, by merging the Shire of Pakenham with rural sections of the Shire of Sherbrooke and City of Cranbourne.[4]

The Shire of Cardinia contains the only area of Melbourne to use telephone numbers beginning with the exchange prefix 5 - this is a leftover from when it used the area code 059-xx xxxx.

Council

Administration

The Council Offices were originally located in Henty Way, Pakenham.[5] On 17 November 2014, the Council moved to a new office on Siding Avenue, Officer, which it uses presently. The Council holds its meetings and all of the administration staff work there.

Libraries

Cardinia Shire is part of the Casey Cardinia Library Corporation and there are two full-time libraries in Cardinia, in Emerald and Pakenham. In addition, the Mobile Library visits the suburbs of Bunyip, Garfield, Tynong, Beaconsfield, Upper Beaconsfield, Gembrook, Maryknoll, Cockatoo, Lang Lang and Koo Wee Rup.[6]

Wards

The Shire of Cardinia is divided into nine wards:[7] Beacon Hills, Bunyip, Central, Henty, Officer, Pakenham Hills, Ranges, Toomuc and Westernport. Elections are held every four years, each ward has one councillor. Before October 2020 the shire had three wards: Central, Ranges and Port.

Mayors

Deputy Mayors

Elected Councillors

The current Council, elected on the 24 October 2020, by ward.

Ward PartyCouncillor Notes
Beacon Hills IndependentBrett Owen
Bunyip IndependentGraeme MooreDeputy Mayor
Central  LaborCollin Ross
Henty  LaborCarol Ryan
Officer  Independent Tammy Radford
Pakenham Hills IndependentJack Kowarzik Mayor
Ranges  IndependentJeff Springfield
Toomuc  IndependentStephanie Davies
Westenport  IndependentKaye Cameron
The next council election will be held on 26 October 2024.[8]

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 118,194, up from 94,128 in the 2016 census.[9]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
852 844
461 445
^ 6,714 7,267
2,861 2,997
2,468 3,131
112 95
183 181
376 342
294 297
350 352
4,256 4,408
243 220
163 142
164 151
^ 5,778 5,890
1,786 2,114
194 236
2,350 2,559
382 388
^ 161 189
228 240
3,579 4,047
44 47
^ 1,585 2,556
79 94
^ 2,004 2,436
577 646
^ 998 966
^ 148 169
72 69
173 180
44 54
1,012 1,023
727 819
^ 1,527 1,644
7,133 18,503
75 1,159
46,421 54,118
216 229
1,172 1,196
38 33
208 229
^ 1,568 1,722
456 523
434 440
39 44
238 272

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Home Page. Council. corporateName=Cardinia Shire. Cardinia Shire Council. 21 April 2016.
  3. Book: Victorian Municipal Directory. 1992. Arnall & Jackson. Brunswick. 639–40, 805–6, 832–3. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. Book: Victorian local government amalgamations 1994–1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. PDF. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1 August 1995. Commonwealth of Australia. 5. 0-642-23117-6. 16 December 2007.
  5. http://www.sustainability.mav.asn.au/councils/cardinia-shire-council Municipal Association of Victoria – Cardinia
  6. http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/about/branches.html CCLC Branch details
  7. https://www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/info/20007/your_shire_and_council/749/wards#section-1-key-points- Wards - Cardinia Shire Council
  8. Web site: The election process. Know your council.
  9. Web site: Census Australian Bureau of Statistics . www.abs.gov.au . en . 11 January 2023.