Information about Borough Of Queenscliffe
| Borough of Queenscliffe Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Population: | 3,018 (2006)[] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8.6 km | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Pat Semmens | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Queenscliff | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bellarine | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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The Borough of Queenscliffe is a municipality (LGA) in Victoria. It is situated 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 2006 census.
History
The Borough of Queenscliffe was established in May 1863.Queenscliffe is the last Borough remaining in Victoria and Australia, and was the only LGA to escape change in the mass Victorian municipal restructuring which took place in 1994. Had the same restructuring principles which applied elsewhere in the state also been applied to Queenscliffe, the Borough would have been absorbed into the new City of Greater Geelong.
Representation
The Borough, which is not subdivided into wards, is governed by a council consisting of seven councillors, including the mayor. The council is elected for four year terms. The mayor is elected annually from amongst the councillors.Towns and localities
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Queenscliff
Victoria
Queenscliff Lighthouse, a icon of the town
Population: 3,725[]
Postcode: 3225
Elevation: 15 m
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Queenscliff Lighthouse, a icon of the town
Population: 3,725[]
Postcode: 3225
Elevation: 15 m
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The Electoral district of Bellarine is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate contains some of the eastern suburbs of Geelong and much of the Bellarine Peninsula after which the electorate is named.
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City of Greater Geelong
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:
• Density: 204,891
165.
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Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:
• Density: 204,891
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City of Greater Geelong
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:
• Density: 204,891
165.
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Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:
• Density: 204,891
165.
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Port Phillip, also commonly called Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just the Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia. Geographically, Port Phillip is a large marine bay 1,930 km² (476,900 acres) in area which has a coastline length of 264 km (164 miles).
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Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. LGA's are constituted as cities, shires, rural cities and, in one case, a borough. In addition to the LGAs, there are also three small unincorporated areas; Mount Hotham and Falls Creek in Alpine Shire; and Mount Buller in
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Victoria
Flag Coat of Arms
Slogan or Nickname: "Garden State", "The Place to Be"
Motto(s): "Peace and Prosperity"
Other Australian states and territories
Capital Melbourne
Government Constitutional monarchy
Governor David de Kretser
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Flag Coat of Arms
Slogan or Nickname: "Garden State", "The Place to Be"
Motto(s): "Peace and Prosperity"
Other Australian states and territories
Capital Melbourne
Government Constitutional monarchy
Governor David de Kretser
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Geelong
Victoria
Corner of Moorabool and Malop Streets, Geelong
Population:
• Density: 160,991 (2006) [1]
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Victoria
Corner of Moorabool and Malop Streets, Geelong
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Swan Bay () is a shallow, 30 km² marine embayment at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Port Phillip, also commonly called Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just the Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia. Geographically, Port Phillip is a large marine bay 1,930 km² (476,900 acres) in area which has a coastline length of 264 km (164 miles).
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Bass Strait (IPA: /bæs/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). The first European to discover it was Matthew Flinders in 1798.
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City of Greater Geelong
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:
• Density: 204,891
165.
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Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population:
• Density: 204,891
165.
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Point Lonsdale
Victoria
The lighthouse at Point Lonsdale, at dusk, as seen from the beach below.
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Victoria
The lighthouse at Point Lonsdale, at dusk, as seen from the beach below.
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Queenscliff
Victoria
Queenscliff Lighthouse, a icon of the town
Population: 3,725[]
Postcode: 3225
Elevation: 15 m
Location:
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Victoria
Queenscliff Lighthouse, a icon of the town
Population: 3,725[]
Postcode: 3225
Elevation: 15 m
Location:
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Swan Island
Victoria
Postcode: 3225
Area: 1.40 km
LGA: Borough of Queenscliffe
State District: Bellarine
Federal Division: Corangamite
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Victoria
Postcode: 3225
Area: 1.40 km
LGA: Borough of Queenscliffe
State District: Bellarine
Federal Division: Corangamite
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