# Shire of Moorabool

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Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Shire of Moorabool Local government area Location in Victoria Country Australia State Victoria Region Grampians Established 1994 Council seat Ballan Government • Mayor Cr Tom Sullivan • State electorates Eureka Macedon Melton • Federal divisions Ballarat Hawke Area [1] • Total 2,111 km2 (815 sq mi) Population • Total 34,158 (2018)[1] • Density 16.181/km2 (41.908/sq mi) Gazetted 6 May 1994[2] Website Shire of Moorabool LGAs around Shire of Moorabool Hepburn Hepburn Macedon Ranges Ballarat Shire of Moorabool Melton Golden Plains Greater Geelong Wyndham

The **Shire of Moorabool** is a [local government area](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria) in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres (815 mi2) and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158.[1] It includes the towns of [Ballan](/source/Ballan%2C_Victoria), [Bacchus Marsh](/source/Bacchus_Marsh%2C_Victoria), [Balliang](/source/Balliang%2C_Victoria), [Mount Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Wallace,_Victoria&action=edit&redlink=1), [Myrniong](/source/Myrniong%2C_Victoria), [Blackwood](/source/Blackwood%2C_Victoria), [Greendale](/source/Greendale%2C_Victoria), [Gordon](/source/Gordon%2C_Victoria), [Korweinguboora](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korweinguboora,_Victoria&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Mount Egerton](/source/Mount_Egerton%2C_Victoria), [Bungaree](/source/Bungaree%2C_Victoria), [Elaine](/source/Elaine%2C_Victoria) and [Wallace](/source/Wallace%2C_Victoria).

The Shire is governed and administered by the **Moorabool Shire Council**; its [seat of local government](/source/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](/source/Moorabool_River), a major geographical feature that meanders through the area, which is named after the [Wathawurrung](/source/Wathawurrung_language) word *moo-roo-bul* referring to a [Bunyip](/source/Bunyip)-like creature that lives in the river.[3]

## History

The Shire of Moorabool was formed in May 1994 from the amalgamation of the [Shire of Ballan](/source/Shire_of_Ballan) and parts of the [Shire of Bungaree](/source/Shire_of_Bungaree) and [Shire of Buninyong](/source/Shire_of_Buninyong).[2] In December 1994, the Shire was expanded to include the [Shire of Bacchus Marsh](/source/Shire_of_Bacchus_Marsh) and the [Balliang East](/source/Balliang_East) area of the [City of Werribee](/source/City_of_Werribee).[4]

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.[5] Council Composition as of September 2022:

Ward Councillor Notes Central Moorabool Paul Tatchell East Moorabool Rod Ward Tonia Dudzik Deputy Mayor Moira Berry David Edwards West Moorabool Tom Sullivan Mayor Woodlands Ally Munari

[6]

### 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.[7]

Population Locality 2016 2021 Bacchus Marsh 6,394 7,808 Ballan 2,985 3,392 Balliang^ 290 254 Balliang East 147 199 Barkstead 42 41 Barrys Reef 36 39 Beremboke 149 165 Blackwood 295 387 Blakeville 29 43 Bolwarrah 25 48 Bullarook^ 99 77 Bunding 55 61 Bungal 43 32 Bungaree 269 302 Buninyong^ 3,714 3,797 Cargerie 35 38 Clarendon 145 163 Claretown 24 35 Clarkes Hill 67 75 Coimadai 416 409 Colbrook 29 41 Dales Creek 398 403 Darley 8,372 9,190 Dunnstown 244 259 Durham Lead^ 392 408 Elaine 228 232 Fiskville 19 18 Glen Park^ 103 110 Glenmore 63 75 Gordon 1,151 1,393 Greendale 602 623 Grenville^ 99 113 Hopetoun Park 798 914 Ingliston 50 96 Korobeit 77 75 Korweinguboora^ 168 196 Lal Lal 476 621 Leigh Creek 63 65 Lerderderg 0 0 Long Forest 361 343 Maddingley 3,453 5,491 Merrimu 374 397 Millbrook 156 180 Mollongghip^ 89 105 Morrisons^ 128 118 Mount Doran 130 118 Mount Egerton 582 706 Mount Wallace 113 117 Myrniong 404 387 Navigators 253 276 Parwan^ 170 188 Pentland Hills 185 158 Pootilla 75 79 Rowsley 192 231 Scotsburn^ 258 244 Spargo Creek 36 42 Springbank 111 117 Wallace 187 227 Warrenheip^ 669 721 Wattle Flat^ 97 104 Yendon 307 320

**^** - *Territory divided with another [LGA](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria)*

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ABSLGA_1-2) ["3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018"](http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18). *Australian Bureau of Statistics*. [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gazette_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gazette_2-1) Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). ["S23 of 1994: Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of Moorabool"](http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=1&state=V&classNum=S23). *State Library of Victoria*. State Government of Victoria (published 9 May 1994). p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Massola, Aldo (1968). *Bunjil's Cave*. Lansdowne Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780391019621](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780391019621).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). ["S97 of 1994: Order altg (Part 22) the Shire of Moorabool"](http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1994&class=S&page_num=10&state=V&classNum=S97). *State Library of Victoria*. State Government of Victoria (published 15 December 1994). p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Council_5-0)** Local Government in Victoria. ["Victorian Electoral Commission"](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/council-election-results/2020-council-election-results/moorabool-shire-council). *Moorabool Shire Council election results 2020*. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Meet your Councillors"](https://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/my-council/about-council/councillors/meet-your-councillors).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census). *www.abs.gov.au*. 11 January 2023.

The Shire

## External links

- [Moorabool Shire Council official website](http://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/)

- [Metlink local public transport map](http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/36)

- [Link to Land Victoria interactive maps](http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp)

- [Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present)](https://digitaltwin.vic.gov.au/portals/44/map/?share=1f81b7d9-97d6-4163-8e59-ec9b679adede) - *Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria*

v t e Localities in the Shire of Moorabool Town Bacchus Marsh Ballan Blackwood Bungaree Buninyong^ Darley Dunnstown Elaine Gordon Greendale Hopetoun Park Lal Lal Maddingley Meredith^ Mount Egerton Myrniong Trentham^ Wallace Warrenheip^ Locality Balliang^ Balliang East Barkstead Barrys Reef Beremboke Blakeville Bolwarrah Bullarook^ Bullarto South^ Bunding Bungal Cargerie Clarendon Claretown Clarkes Hill Colbrook Coimadai Dales Creek Durham Lead^ Fiskville Glen Park^ Glenmore Grenville^ Ingliston Korobeit Korweinguboora^ Leigh Creek Lerderderg Long Forest Merrimu Millbrook Mollongghip^ Morrisons^ Mount Doran Mount Wallace Navigators Parwan^ Pentland Hills Pootilla Rowsley Scotsburn^ Spargo Creek Springbank Wattle Flat^ Yendon ^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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