Victoria
Named after Lake Corangamite. The name of the lake originated from the Aboriginal word for 'bitter', describing the salt content of the lake.
It covers an area of approximately 7570 sq km from Colac in the west to St Leonards in the east and from Meredith in the north to Cape Otway in the south.
Some of the suburbs of Geelong (Belmont, Grovedale and Highton) and the towns of Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Barwon Heads, Inverleigh, Lorne, Ocean Grove, Portarlington and Torquay are located in this division.
Beef and dairy cattle, cereals, fishing, forestry, lambs, timber milling, tourism, wool, dairy products, meat processing, surfing equipment manufacture and general retailing.
1900/1901
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AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses
Provincial
3 October 1998 Election | 6 November 1999 Referendum | 10 November 2001 Election |
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Enrolment: 79 927 Informal Vote: 2.55% Turnout: 95.79% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 82 467 Informal Vote:
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Enrolment: 85 955 Informal Vote: 3.38% Turnout: 96.32% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred:
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