The Shire is governed and administered by the Moyne Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Port Fairy, it also has a customer service centre in Mortlake, a works depot in Koroit, Mortlake and Macarthur. The Shire is named after the Moyne River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[6]
Councillor
Ian Smith
Mayor
Karen Foster
Deputy Mayor
Jim Doukas
Damian Gleeson
Jordan Lockett
Daniel Meade
James Purcell
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the Mortlake Municipal Office. Administrative activities are conducted at both the Port Fairy and Mortlake offices, which also provide customer services centres.
Townships and localities
The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 17,374, up from 16,495 in the 2016 census.[7]
^ abVictoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 4) the Shire of Moyne". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^Local Government in Victoria. "Moyne Shire Council". Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2017.