Shire of Korumburra
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| Shire of Korumburra Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 8030 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1891 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 613.8 km² (237.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Korumburra | ||||||||||||
| County: | Buln Buln, Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Korumburra was a Local Government Area located about 115 kilometres (71 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 613.8 square kilometres (237.0 sq mi), and existed from 1891 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Originally part of the Buln Buln district, Korumburra was first incorporated as the Shire of Poowong and Jeetho on 29 May 1891. Its boundaries were initially fairly flexible as it annexed parts of Woorayl and Warragul shires, settling on its final boundaries by 1912. It was renamed Korumburra on 25 October 1922.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Mirboo, Shire of South Gippsland and most of Shire of Woorayl into the South Gippsland Shire. The Wattle Bank, Lance Creek and Lang Lang South districts in the west moved into the Bass Coast Shire.[3]
[edit] Wards
Korumburra was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- Central Riding
- South Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Korumburra
- Arawata
- Bena
- Ellerside
- Jeetho
- Jumbunna
- Kardella
- Kongwak
- Loch
- Nyora
- Outtrim
- Poowong
- Ranceby
- Strzelecki
- Whitelaw
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 7,386 |
| 1958 | 7,910* |
| 1961 | 7,813 |
| 1966 | 7,349 |
| 1971 | 6,938 |
| 1976 | 6,542 |
| 1981 | 6,571 |
| 1986 | 6,894 |
| 1991 | 7,573 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 726-728. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 4,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
