Shire of Bright

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Shire of Bright
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population 6,570 (1992)[1]
 • Density 2.1139/km2 (5.475/sq mi)
Established 1862
Area 3,108 km2 (1,200.0 sq mi)
Council seat Bright
County Bogong, Delatite, Dargo, Wonnangatta
LGAs around Shire of Bright:
Myrtleford Yackandandah Tallangatta
Myrtleford Shire of Bright Omeo
Maffra Avon Omeo

The Shire of Bright was a local government area about 280 kilometres (174 mi) east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,108 square kilometres (1,200.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Bright was first incorporated as a road district on 8 August 1862, and became a shire on 29 June 1866. On 17 May 1960, the Shire of Myrtleford was created out of its western border region.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Bright was abolished, and, along with the Shire of Myrtleford and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Alpine Shire.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Bright was divided into four ridings on 16 May 1961, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Bright Riding
  • Ovens Riding
  • Kiewa Riding
  • Mt Beauty Riding

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population
1954 8,060
1958 9,740*
1961 4,331
1966 4,502
1971 4,659
1976 5,274
1981 6,794
1986 8,505
1991 11,828

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223. 
  2. ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 607–608.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 

Coordinates: 36°44′S 146°58′E / 36.733°S 146.967°E / -36.733; 146.967

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