Shire of South Gippsland (former)

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of South Gippsland
state = vic
region =
area = 1432.26
est = 1894
seat = Foster
pop = 6180 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]

logosize =


caption = Location in Victoria
county = Buln Buln
near-nw = Woorayl
near-n = Woorayl
near-ne = Alberton
near-w = "Bass Strait"
near-e = "Bass Strait"
near-sw =
near-s = "Bass Strait"
near-se =
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of South Gippsland was a Local Government Area located about convert|170|km|mi|0|lk=on south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|1432.26|km2|sqmi|1|lk=on, and existed from 1894 until 1994.

History

Originally part of the Alberton district, South Gippsland was first incorporated as a shire on 16 February 1894.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=836-837 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Mirboo and most of Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl into the South Gippsland Shire. [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=11|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

South Gippsland was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
* West Riding
* Central Riding
* East Riding

Towns and Localities

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References