| Shire of Flinders Victoria |
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| Population: | 40,000 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1858 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 324 km² (125.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Rosebud | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||
| County: | Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Flinders was a Local Government Area located on the eastern Mornington Peninsula about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 324 square kilometres (125.1 sq mi), and existed from 1858 until 1994.
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The Flinders Roads District was first created on 1 December 1858 and was renamed Flinders & Kangerong District on 14 October 1862. It became a Shire on 24 December 1874, and was renamed back to Flinders on 28 January 1914. On 19 October 1960 part of the Eastern Riding was transferred to the new Shire of Hastings, which had split from Frankston.[2]
On 15 December 1994, the Shire was abolished and merged with the Shire of Hastings, the Shire of Mornington and a small part of the City of Frankston to become the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.[3] The Age reported in July 1994 that the result had been supported by Hastings and Mornington councils from the beginning, but opposed by Flinders who wanted to merge with the southern coastal section of Hastings.[4]
Council formerly met at the Shire Offices at Boneo Road, Rosebud. The facility is still used today by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
The shire was divided into four ridings in May 1961, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 12,072 |
| 1958 | 17,200* |
| 1961 | 10,512+ |
| 1966 | 12,464 |
| 1971 | 15,481 |
| 1976 | 21,323 |
| 1981 | 25,300 |
| 1986 | 33,065 |
| 1991 | 36,516 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Drop in population due to loss of part of eastern riding to the new Shire of Hastings in 1960.
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