Shire of Alexandra

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Alexandra
state = vic
region =
area = 2197.31
est = 1868
seat = Alexandra
pop = 6,120 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]

logosize =


caption = Location in Victoria
county = Anglesey, Evelyn
near-nw = Euroa
near-n = Euroa
near-ne = Mansfield
near-w = Yea
near-e = Mansfield
near-sw = Healesville
near-s = Upper Yarra
near-se = Upper Yarra
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Alexandra was a Local Government Area located about convert|130|km|mi|0 northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|2197.31|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1868 until 1994.

History

Alexandra was first incorporated as a district on 30 June 1868, and became a shire on 3 September 1869. Its boundaries changed a number of times throughout its existence:cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=562-563 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]
* 20 May 1914 - Annexed part of the North Riding of the Shire of Yea.
* 1 October 1963 - Lost part to Shire of Euroa.
* 1 October 1963 - Annexed part of Shire of Healesville around Buxton.
* 1 October 1984 - Annexed the East Riding of the Shire of Healesville.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Yea and parts of Eltham, Broadford, Euroa, Healesville and Whittlesea into the new Shire of Murrindindi. [cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=10|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Alexandra was divided into three ridings on 3 August 1985, each of which elected three councillors. Prior to this, it was divided into five ridings in May 1957.

* Central Riding
* North East Riding
* South Riding

Towns and Localities

* Alexandra
* Acheron
* Buxton (transferred from Healesville 1963)
* Cathkin
* Eildon
* Fawcett
* Gobur
* Kanumbra
* Koriella
* Marysville
* Narbethong
* Rubicon
* St Filians
* Snobs Creek
* Taggerty
* Thornton
* Yarck

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030424085858/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/alexandra.html Australian Places - Alexandra]