Bass Coast Shire

- 38.616666666667145.53333333333Koordinaten: 38 ° 37 ' S, 145 ° 32' O Bass Coast Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. The area is 778 km ² and has about 27,000 inhabitants.

Bass Coast is located on the south coast of Victoria south of the capital Melbourne. The LGA consists of a mainland territory, which borders to the north with Melbourne's Cardinia Shire and to the west by the South Gippsland Shire, and the Phillip connected via a bridge Iceland and includes the following towns: Bass, Cape Paterson, Corin Ella, Cowes, Grantville, Inverloch, Kilcunda, Newhaven, Rhyll, San Remo and Wonthaggi. The seat of the City Council is in the 6000 with a population of Wonthaggi in the south of the LGA.

Already in 1798 landed the explorers George Bass, after which the Shire is named, on the coast of the area and in the 20s of the 19th century there were times British posts. Proper settlement there were 20 to 30 years later, only after the exploration of the area.

First, the area was in addition to agriculture especially interesting for fishing. In the first half of the 20th century it was coal mining, especially in the area near Wonthaggi, who was advancing the field.

Today, tourism dominates over 50 % of the economy of the Shires. Especially Phillip Iceland is a popular tourist destination but also the mainland beaches annually attract 3.4 million visitors, especially those from the nearby metropolis of Melbourne. Especially popular are the Bass Coast but also for holiday home owners and the population of the Shire is steadily increasing because many choose the area as a retirement residence.

Management

The Bass Coast Shire Council has seven members who are elected by the residents of the seven Wards. These seven counties are Thompson, McHaffie, Churchill at Phillip Iceland and Anderson, Leadbeater, Hovell and Townsend. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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