Shire of Corangamite

- 38.233333333333143.15Koordinaten: 38 ° 14 ' S, 143 ° 9' O Corangamite Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. The area is 4357 km ² and has about 17,000 inhabitants.

Corangamite is located on the south coast of Victoria about 190 km west of the capital, Melbourne and includes the following towns a Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell, Skipton, Darlington, Derrinallum, Lismore, Lake Corangamite, Glenormiston North, Noorat, Simpson, Princetown and Foxhow. The seat of the City Council is located in the city of about 5,000 inhabitants Camperdown in the center of the LGA.

The area of ​​the Shire was settled from the mid 19th century and used as pasture for cattle breeding and dairy farming. Today, agriculture is in addition to tourism, the most important economic factor in the region.

Tourist Corangamite landscape offers some attractions. Its most famous attraction of the Australian south coast, the rock formation of the Twelve Apostles, is located off the coast between Port Campbell and Princetown and is part of the Port Campbell National Park. The cliffs in this area is also known as the Shipwreck Coast, because the dangerous rocks, dense fog and strong winds in the 19th and early 20th century, numerous ships brought the downfall.

In the northern half of the administrative area is a seascape, which also includes more than 30 volcanic crater lakes. Lake Corangamite, the namesake on the eastern border of the Shires is the largest natural lake Victoria. Since he usually has no connection to the sea, its salt content is about three times as high as that of seawater.

Management

The Corangamite Shire Council has seven members who are elected by the residents of the five Wards. The one Councillor comes from North, South -West, South - Central and Coastal, three come from the Central Ward. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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