Shire of Delatite

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Delatite Shire was a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It was located in the north-eastern part of the state. It included the towns of Benalla, Mansfield and Mt Buller. It had an area of 6,248 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 21,000.

Delatite Shire was formed from the local shires around Benalla and Mansfield in a program of forced amalgamations by the Victorian Government of Jeff Kennett. In 2002 the Shire of Delatite was divided into the Rural City of Benalla and Shire of Mansfield. This process has been cited by residents of other councils forced to merge an example of successful de-amalgamation.