Shire of Winchelsea
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| Shire of Winchelsea Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 5,020 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1294 km² (499.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Winchelsea | ||||||||||||
| County: | Grant, Grenville, Polwarth | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Winchelsea was a Local Government Area located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,294 square kilometres (499.6 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Winchelsea was first incorporated as a district on 9 November 1860, and became a shire on 27 May 1864. On 6 May 1919, part of it broke away to join the new Shire of Otway, and on 31 May 1927 another part became part of the Shire of Barrabool. On 1 April 1989 it grew to incorporate part of the Shire of Barrabool, and was resubdivided into three ridings.[2]
On 9 March 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Barrabool and part of the former City of South Barwon into the Surf Coast Shire.
[edit] Wards
Winchelsea was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1989, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- Middle Riding
- Coast Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Winchelsea
- Armytage
- Bambra
- Barwon Downs
- Benwerrin
- Birregurra
- Boonah
- Buckley
- Deans Marsh
- Fairholme
- Lorne
- Murroon
- Ombersley
- Pennyroyal
- Ricketts Marsh
- Ripplevale
- Wensleydale
- Whoorel
- Wurdiboluc
- Yan Yan Gurt
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 4,361 |
| 1958 | 4,770* |
| 1961 | 4,584 |
| 1966 | 4,246 |
| 1971 | 3,998 |
| 1976 | 3,858 |
| 1981 | 3,879 |
| 1986 | 4,113 |
| 1991 | 4,785 |
* Estimate in 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, 893. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
