Shire of Warrnambool


The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of, and existed from 1854 until 1994.
The Shire of Warrnambool took in the rural areas around the regional city of Warrnambool, including the small towns of Allansford, Woolsthorpe, Panmure, Peterborough and Koroit. Warrnambool's urban area was managed by a separate entity, the City of Warrnambool.

History

Warrnambool was first incorporated as a road district on 11 July 1854, and became a shire on 31 December 1863.

Merger with Koroit

On 1 June 1985, the Borough of Koroit was merged into the Shire of Warrnambool, as an additional riding known as the Koroit Riding.

Abolition

On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Warrnambool was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Belfast and Minhamite, parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mortlake, Mount Rouse and the Tower Hill Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.

Wards

The Shire of Warrnambool was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

Population