{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = Shire of Moorabool | state = vic | image = Australia Victoria Moorabool Shire.svg | caption = Location in Victoria | pop = 34158 | pop_year = 2018 | pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref> | est = 1994 | gazetted = 6 May 1994<ref name=Gazette>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=1&state=V&classNum=S23 |title=S23 of 1994: Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of Moorabool |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |publication-date=9 May 1994 |page=1 |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref> | area = 2111 | area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/> | mayor = Cr Tom Sullivan | seat = [[Ballan, Victoria|Ballan]] | region = [[Grampians (region)|Grampians]] | stategov = [[Electoral district of Eureka|Eureka]] | stategov2= [[Electoral district of Macedon|Macedon]] | stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Melton|Melton]] | fedgov = [[Division of Ballarat|Ballarat]] | fedgov2 = [[Division of Hawke|Hawke]] | logo = Moorabool Shire Council logo.svg | url = http://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/ | near-n = [[Shire of Hepburn|Hepburn]] | near-ne = [[Shire of Macedon Ranges|Macedon Ranges]] | near-e = [[City of Melton|Melton]] | near-se = [[City of Wyndham|Wyndham]] | near-s = [[City of Greater Geelong|Greater Geelong]] | near-sw = [[Golden Plains Shire|Golden Plains]] | near-w = [[City of Ballarat|Ballarat]] | near-nw = [[Shire of Hepburn|Hepburn]] }} The '''Shire of Moorabool''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of {{convert|2111|km2|mi2}} and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158.<ref name=ABSLGA/> It includes the towns of [[Ballan, Victoria|Ballan]], [[Bacchus Marsh, Victoria|Bacchus Marsh]], [[Balliang, Victoria|Balliang]], [[Mount Wallace, Victoria|Mount Wallace]], [[Myrniong, Victoria|Myrniong]], [[Blackwood, Victoria|Blackwood]], [[Greendale, Victoria|Greendale]], [[Gordon, Victoria|Gordon]], [[Korweinguboora, Victoria|Korweinguboora]] and [[Mount Egerton, Victoria|Mount Egerton]], [[Bungaree, Victoria|Bungaree]], [[Elaine, Victoria|Elaine]] and [[Wallace, Victoria|Wallace]].
The Shire is governed and administered by the '''Moorabool Shire Council'''; its [[seat of local government]] and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ballan, it also has service centres located in Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The Shire is named after the [[Moorabool River]], a major geographical feature that meanders through the area, which is named after the [[Wathawurrung language|Wathawurrung]] word ''moo-roo-bul'' referring to a [[Bunyip]]-like creature that lives in the river.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Massola |first1=Aldo |title=Bunjil's Cave |date=1968 |publisher=Lansdowne Press |isbn=9780391019621}}</ref>
== History == The Shire of Moorabool was formed in May 1994 from the amalgamation of the [[Shire of Ballan]] and parts of the [[Shire of Bungaree]] and [[Shire of Buninyong]].<ref name="Gazette" /> In December 1994, the Shire was expanded to include the [[Shire of Bacchus Marsh]] and the [[Balliang East]] area of the [[City of Werribee]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive |year=1837–1997 |title=S97 of 1994: Order altg (Part 22) the Shire of Moorabool |url=http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=10&state=V&classNum=S97 |access-date=10 January 2014 |website=State Library of Victoria |publisher=State Government of Victoria |page=10 |publication-date=15 December 1994}}</ref> [[File:Victoria_LGAs_pre-_vs_post-amalgamation_Moorabool.png|center|thumb|A map of Moorabool Shire showing the predecessor LGAs that overlapped the area before the 1994 local government amalgamations]]
==Council==
===Current composition=== The council is composed of four wards and seven councillors, with four councillors elected to represent the East Moorabool Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.<ref name="Council">{{cite web|url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/council-election-results/2020-council-election-results/moorabool-shire-council|title=Victorian Electoral Commission|website=Moorabool Shire Council election results 2020|publisher=Victorian Electoral Commission|author=Local Government in Victoria|access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref> Council Composition as of September 2022: {| class="wikitable" |- !Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Notes |- |Central Moorabool | {{Australian party style|National}}| || Paul Tatchell || |- | rowspan="4"|East Moorabool | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| || Rod Ward || |- |-Central Moorabool | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| || Tonia Dudzik || Deputy Mayor |- |-East Moorabool | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| || Moira Berry || |- |-East Moorabool | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| || David Edwards || |- | West Moorabool | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| || Tom Sullivan || Mayor |- | Woodlands | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| || Ally Munari|| |} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/my-council/about-council/councillors/meet-your-councillors|title = Meet your Councillors}}</ref>
===Administration and governance=== The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Ballan Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Ballan, and its service centre in Bacchus Marsh. ==Townships and localities== In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 37,632, compared to 31,818 in the 2016 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>
{{columns-start|num=4}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan="3" | Population |- ! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021 |- | {{VICcity|Bacchus Marsh}} || 6,394 || 7,808 |- | {{VICcity|Ballan}} || 2,985 || 3,392 |- | {{VICcity|Balliang}}^ || 290 || 254 |- | {{VICcity|Balliang East}} || 147 || 199 |- | {{VICcity|Barkstead}} || 42 || 41 |- | {{VICcity|Barrys Reef}} || 36 || 39 |- | {{VICcity|Beremboke}} || 149 || 165 |- | {{VICcity|Blackwood}} || 295 || 387 |- | {{VICcity|Blakeville}} || 29 || 43 |- | {{VICcity|Bolwarrah}} || 25 || 48 |- | {{VICcity|Bullarook}}^ || 99 || 77 |- | {{VICcity|Bunding}} || 55 || 61 |- | {{VICcity|Bungal}} || 43 || 32 |- | {{VICcity|Bungaree}} || 269 || 302 |- | {{VICcity|Buninyong}}^ || 3,714 || 3,797<!-- |} {{Column}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan="3" | Population |- ! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021--> |- | {{VICcity|Cargerie}} || 35 || 38 |- | {{VICcity|Clarendon}} || 145 || 163 |- | {{VICcity|Claretown}} || 24 || 35 |- | {{VICcity|Clarkes Hill}} || 67 || 75 |- | {{VICcity|Coimadai}} || 416 || 409 |- | {{VICcity|Colbrook}} || 29 || 41 |- | {{VICcity|Dales Creek}} || 398 || 403 |- | {{VICcity|Darley}} || 8,372 || 9,190 |- | {{VICcity|Dunnstown}} || 244 || 259 |- | {{VICcity|Durham Lead}}^ || 392 || 408 |- | {{VICcity|Elaine}} || 228 || 232 |- | {{VICcity|Fiskville}} || 19 || 18 |- | {{VICcity|Glen Park}}^ || 103 || 110 |- | {{VICcity|Glenmore}} || 63 || 75 |- | {{VICcity|Gordon}} || 1,151 || 1,393 |- | {{VICcity|Greendale}} || 602 || 623<!-- |} {{column}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan="3" | Population |- ! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021--> |- | {{VICcity|Grenville}}^ || 99 || 113 |- | {{VICcity|Hopetoun Park}} || 798 || 914 |- | {{VICcity|Ingliston}} || 50 || 96 |- | {{VICcity|Korobeit}} || 77 || 75 |- | {{VICcity|Korweinguboora}}^ || 168 || 196 |- | {{VICcity|Lal Lal}} || 476 || 621 |- | {{VICcity|Leigh Creek}} || 63 || 65 |- | {{VICcity|Lerderderg}} || 0 || 0 |- | {{VICcity|Long Forest}} || 361 || 343 |- | {{VICcity|Maddingley}} || 3,453 || 5,491 |- | {{VICcity|Merrimu}} || 374 || 397 |- | {{VICcity|Millbrook}} || 156 || 180 |- | {{VICcity|Mollongghip}}^ || 89 || 105 |- | {{VICcity|Morrisons}}^ || 128 || 118 |- | {{VICcity|Mount Doran}} || 130 || 118<!-- |} {{column}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan="3" | Population |- ! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021--> |- | {{VICcity|Mount Egerton}} || 582 || 706 |- | {{VICcity|Mount Wallace}} || 113 || 117 |- | {{VICcity|Myrniong}} || 404 || 387 |- | {{VICcity|Navigators}} || 253 || 276 |- | {{VICcity|Parwan}}^ || 170 || 188 |- | {{VICcity|Pentland Hills}} || 185 || 158 |- | {{VICcity|Pootilla}} || 75 || 79 |- | {{VICcity|Rowsley}} || 192 || 231 |- | {{VICcity|Scotsburn}}^ || 258 || 244 |- | {{VICcity|Spargo Creek}} || 36 || 42 |- | {{VICcity|Springbank}} || 111 || 117 |- | {{VICcity|Wallace}} || 187 || 227 |- | {{VICcity|Warrenheip}}^ || 669 || 721 |- | {{VICcity|Wattle Flat}}^ || 97 || 104 |- | {{VICcity|Yendon}} || 307 || 320 |} {{columns-end}} '''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Image:MooraboolShireLGA.png|thumb|270px|right|The Shire]]
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/|Moorabool Shire Council official website}} *[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/36 Metlink local public transport map] *[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] * {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}
{{Towns in Moorabool Shire}} {{Local Government Areas of Victoria}} {{coord|37|36|00|S|144|15|00|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}
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