Shire of Heytesbury

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The Shire of Heytesbury was a local government area about Script error: No such module "convert". west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1895 until 1994.

History

Heytesbury was originally located within the Hampden and Heytesbury Road District, which was incorporated on 28 April 1857. On 31 May 1895, Heytesbury split away from the East and West Ridings of the Shire of Hampden, to become a shire in its own right. On 6 May 1919, parts of its area split away to join parts of the Shires of Colac and Winchelsea, to form the Shire of Otway. Otway annexed a small part of Heytesbury in 1969.[2]

On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heytesbury was abolished, and along with the Town of Camperdown, the Shire of Hampden, and parts of the Shires of Colac, Mortlake and the area around Princetown, on the Great Ocean Road, was merged into the newly created Shire of Corangamite. A small part in the shire's east was transferred to the newly created Shire of Colac Otway.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Heytesbury was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • East Riding
  • West Riding
  • South Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

Year Population
1954 6,464
1958 6,800*
1961 7,234
1966 8,181
1971 8,208
1976 7,902
1981 7,652
1986 7,487
1991 7,361

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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External links

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