The Shire of South Gippsland was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The shire covered an area of 1,432.26 square kilometres (553.0 sq mi), and existed from 1894 until 1994.

Originally part of the Alberton Road District, South Gippsland was first incorporated as a shire on 16 February 1894.

[3] South Gippsland was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Council seat.

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.