Wellington Shire Council Revenue and Competitors

Wellington Shire Council is a dynamic regional local government organisation. Council operates a diverse range of services, manages a broad range of projects and maintains a large number of community facilities. Staff utilise exciting new business technologies to seek and implement improvements across the organisation. Wellington Shire is located in the Gippsland region of the state of Victoria, Australia and is approximately two hours east of Melbourne by road or rail. It was formed in 1994 after the amalgamation of the Shire of Alberton, the Shire of Avon, the Shire of Maffra, the City of Sale and parts of the Shire of Rosedale. Wellington is Victoria’s third largest municipality, covering an area of 10,924 square kilometres and is home to 41,355 residents (2011 census) spread across more than 30 different communities. Wellington is ideally placed for enjoying all that Gippsland has to offer, whether as a resident, visitor or tourist. It extends from the Great Dividing Range and Victoria’s High Country, through rich irrigated flats and some of the most productive grazing land in Australia to the internationally significant Gippsland Lakes and Wetlands and the Ninety Mile Beach and Bass Strait. Local Government