Borough of Queenscliffe
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| Borough of Queenscliffe Victoria |
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| Population: | 3,068 (2001)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8.6 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Pat Semmens | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Queenscliff | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bellarine | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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The Borough of Queenscliffe is a Local Government Area in Victoria. It is located on the south coast, south-east of Geelong on the Bellarine Peninsula south of Swan Bay and next to the Port Phillip Heads, the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from Bass Strait.
The Borough has an area of 8.6 square kilometres (3.3 mi²), and had a population of 3,068 at the 2001 census.[1]
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[edit] History
The Borough of Queenscliffe was gazetted in May 1863.[2]
Queenscliffe is the last Borough left in Victoria, and was the only LGA to escape change in the mass Victorian municipality reorganisation which took place in 1994. This was enacted by Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett. Had the same rules which applied everywhere else in the state been applied to Queenscliffe, it would have become part of the City of Greater Geelong.[citation needed]
[edit] Representation
The Borough, which has not been subdivided into wards, has seven councillors including the mayor, who are elected each four years. The mayor is elected from amongst the councillors and serves a one-year term.[3]
[edit] Towns and localities
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