| Shire of Hastings Victoria |
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| Population: | 30,600 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 304.6 km² (117.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Hastings | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||
| County: | Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Hastings was a Local Government Area located on the eastern Mornington Peninsula about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 304.6 square kilometres (117.6 sq mi), and existed from 1960 until 1994.
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The Mornington Roads District was first created on 6 November 1860 and became a Shire on 24 November 1871. On 31 May 1893 it was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings, and lost its western riding to the New Mornington Shire, which itself was later renamed Shire of Mornington.
On 19 October 1960 the Central and Eastern Ridings of the Shire were severed and, with part of the Eastern Riding of the Shire of Flinders, incorporated as the Shire of Hastings.[2]
On 15 December 1994, the Shire was abolished and merged with the Shire of Flinders, 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 High Street and Marine Parade, Hastings. The facility is still used today by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
The shire was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,622 |
| 1958 | 2,950* |
| 1961 | 6,883 |
| 1966 | 7,274 |
| 1971 | 8,927 |
| 1976 | 13,142 |
| 1981 | 17,751 |
| 1986 | 23,216 |
| 1991 | 28,742 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
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