Shire of Flinders (Victoria) Boneo Road, Rosebud. The facility is still used today by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. The Shire of Flinders was divided into four ridings in May 1961, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Flinders (Victoria) The Shire of Flinders was a local government area, encompassing the extremity of the Mornington Peninsula, about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1874 until 1994. The Kangerong Road District (adjoining Port Phillip) was created on 14 October 1862. The Flinders Road District, on the east of the peninsula, was
Politics of Victoria Politics of Victoria Politics of the Australian state of Victoria takes place in the context of a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliamentary system, and like other Australian states, Victoria is part of the federation known as the Commonwealth of Australia. The nominal head of the Government of Victoria is the Queen of Australia, represented in the state by the Governor of Victoria. Legislative power rests with the Crown and the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria. The powers and responsibilities of the parliament are defined in the "Constitution Act 1975". The Victorian Government is often referred to as