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Shire of Mornington Peninsula Victoria
Population:	136,482 (2006) [1]
Established:	1994
Area:	723.1 km² (279.2 sq mi)
Mayor:	Cr Anne Shaw
Council Seat:	Rosebud
State District:	Mornington, Nepean, Hastings
Federal Division:	Dunkley, Flinders
Website: http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Mornington Peninsula: Port Phillip Frankston Casey Shire of Mornington Peninsula Western Port

Sign marking entrance to the Shire, near Baxter.

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located to the south of the city of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It has an area of 723 square kilometres. At the 2006 census it had a population of 136,482, which increases by up to 30% in summer^[2].

The Shire of Mornington Peninsula came into existence on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated the previous Shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington.

Wards

Each ward has one councillor.

• Mount Eliza
• Mornington
• Balcombe
• Kangerong
• Rosebud
• Truemans
• Rye
• Point Nepean
• Watsons
• Cerberus
• Red Hill

Localities, towns and suburbs

• Arthurs Seat
• Balnarring
• Balnarring Beach
• Baxter
• Bittern
• Blairgowrie
• Boneo
• Cape Schanck
• Crib Point
• Dromana
• Fingal
• Flinders
• Hastings
• HMAS Cerberus
• McCrae
• Main Ridge
• Merricks
• Merricks Beach
• Merricks North
• Moorooduc
• Mornington
• Mount Eliza
• Mount Martha
• Point Nepean
• Point Leo
• Portsea
• Red Hill
• Red Hill South
• Rosebud
• Rosebud West
• Rye
• Safety Beach
• Shoreham
• Somers
• Somerville
• Sorrento
• St Andrews Beach
• Tootgarook
• Tuerong
• Tyabb

See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

References

External links

• Mornington Peninsula Shire web site
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to official detailed pdf map of LGA