Shire of Cardinia

The Shire of Cardinia is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,281 square kilometres and a population of 45,300(in 2001). The shire was formed in 1973 by the breakup of the Shire of Berwick. The larger, eastern part became the Shire of Pakenham, which in turn adopted the current name in 1994. The council offices of the shire are situated in Pakenham. The current mayor is Garry Runge.

The following towns and suburbs lie within the shire: Bayles , Beaconsfield, Beenak , Bunyip, Cockatoo, Cora Lynn , Dewhurst , Emerald, Garfield, Gembrook , Guys Hill , Iona , Koo Wee Rup, Lang Lang , Maryknoll , Nar Nar Goon, Officer, Officer South, Pakenham, Pakenham South, Pakenham Upper, Rythdale , Tonimbuk , Tynong and Upper Beaconsfield .

See List of postcodes in Victoria for their postcodes.

See List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

External links

• Official website

Local Government Areas Surrounding Shire of Cardinia
Yarra Ranges	Yarra Ranges	Yarra Ranges
Casey	Shire of Cardinia	Baw Baw
Mornington Peninsula	Bass Coast	South Gippsland
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