Corangamite Shire Council

About

Located two hours south-west of Melbourne, Corangamite is a large rural Shire with a small population base of 16,140 and 9,625 rateable properties (of which 2,900 are farms). The Shire’s boundaries stretch 120 kilometres from the wild Southern Ocean and rugged Shipwreck Coast in the south, past fertile farmland to the grazing expanses of the north. Our large geographic area of 4,400 km2 is home to a number of stunning and diverse natural landscapes including the world-renowned Twelve Apostles and Port Campbell National Park. We have some of the deepest lakes in Australia and plains dotted with dormant volcanoes as far as the eye can see. The Shire is named after the large inland Lake Corangamite on its boundary. Corangamite is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘bitter’ or ‘salt’ referring to the high salt content of the lake.