Shire of Ballan
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The Shire of Ballan was a local government area about Script error: No such module "convert". west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Ballan was first incorporated as a road district on 14 October 1862, and became a shire on 2 November 1864. On 9 October 1921, parts of the shire were annexed to the Shire of Kyneton.[2]
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Ballan was abolished, and along with the Shire of Bacchus Marsh, was merged into the Shire of Moorabool, which was created earlier in May 1994 after the merger of the Shire of Bungaree and parts of the Shire of Buninyong.[3]
Wards
The Shire of Ballan was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- East Riding
- Central Riding
- West Riding
- South Riding
Towns and localities
- Ballan*
- Blackwood
- Blakeville
- Bunding
- Fiskville
- Gordon
- Greendale
- Ingliston
- Morrisons
- Mount Egerton
- Mount Wallace
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,752 |
| 1958 | 2,830* |
| 1961 | 2,440 |
| 1966 | 2,349 |
| 1971 | 2,163 |
| 1976 | 2,206 |
| 1981 | 2,624 |
| 1986 | 3,338 |
| 1991 | 4,654 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
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External links
- Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link
- Victorian Places - Ballan Shire
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