Shire of Huntly

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Huntly
state = vic
region =
area = 878
est = 1861
seat = Huntly
pop = 4800 (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 = Bendigo
near-nw = East Loddon
near-n = Rochester
near-ne = Rochester
near-w = Marong
near-e = Waranga
near-sw = Bendigo (C)
near-s = Strathfieldsaye
near-se = McIvor
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Huntly was a Local Government Area located immediately to the northeast of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|878|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1861 until 1994.

History

The need for a council at Huntly arose from gold and quartz mining in the area, including alluvial deposits and some deep leads in the area. Huntly was first incorporated as a district on 10 March 1861, and became a shire on 13 July 1866.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=708-709 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.] From 1867 until 1977, councillors met at the Council Chambers at 620-634 Midland Highway, Huntly, but subsequently they moved into a new location.

On 7 April 1994, the Shire was abolished—one of the first to disappear under the Kennett Liberal government's statewide local government restructuring program—and merged with the City of Bendigo, the Borough of Eaglehawk, the Shire of Strathfieldsaye and the Rural City of Marong to form the City of Greater Bendigo. [cite web|url=http://www.mav.asn.au/guide.nsf/Council/Greater+Bendigo+City+Council?OpenDocument|title=Greater Bendigo City Council|author=Municipal Association of Victoria|year=2006|accessdate=2008-01-08 Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.] [cite news|title=Marong to fall in line on super council|last=Taylor|first=Thomas|page=6|date=6 April 1994|work=The Age Accessed via Factiva online.]

Wards

Huntly was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Ward
* South Ward
* West Ward

Towns and Localities

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References