Shire of Ballarat

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Ballarat
state = vic
region =
area = 481.74
est = 1856
seat = Wendouree
pop = 19,530 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]

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caption = Location in Victoria
county = Ripon, Talbot, Grenville
near-nw = Lexton
near-n = Talbot and Clunes
near-ne = Creswick
near-w = Lexton
near-e = Bungaree
near-sw = Ripon
near-s = Grenville
near-se = Ballaarat
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Ballarat was a Local Government Area located immediately to the northwest and west of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|481.74|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1856 until 1994.

History

Ballarat was first incorporated as a district on 7 October 1856, and became a shire on 24 November 1863.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=584 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 6 May 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City of Ballaarat, Borough of Sebastopol and parts of the Shires of Bungaree, Buninyong, Grenville and Ripon into the City of Ballarat. [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=|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Ballarat was divided into four ridings on 11 November 1952, each of which elected three councillors:
* Alfredton Riding
* Central Riding
* Rural Riding
* Showgrounds Riding

Towns and Localities

* Addington
* Ascot
* Alfredton (split with City of Ballaarat)
* Bald Hills
* Ballarat North
* Blowhard
* Burrumbeet
* Cardigan
* Cardigan Village
* Coghills Creek
* Dowling
* Glendaruel
* Invermay Park
* Learmonth
* Miners Rest
* Mitchell Park
* Mount Rowan
* Sulky
* Tourello
* Weatherboard
* Wendouree
* Windermere

Population

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References