The Shire of South Gippsland is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state.

It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Poowong, Mirboo North and Meeniyan.

[2] The Shire is governed and administered by the South Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Leongatha, it also has a service centre located in Mirboo North.

The Shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the southernmost portion, including Wilsons Promontory at the southern tip of the Australian continent.

[3] The entire council were sacked by the state government on 19 June 2019 due to bullying allegations and general dysfunctionality.