Shire of Arapiles

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Arapiles
state = vic
region = Wimmera
area = 2342.62
est = 1888
seat = Natimuk
pop = 1,930 (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 = Borung, Lowan
near-nw = Dimboola
near-n = Dimboola
near-ne = Wimmera
near-w = Kowree
near-e = Wimmera
near-sw = Kowree
near-s = Kowree
near-se = Dundas
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Arapiles was a Local Government Area located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|2342.62|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1888 until 1995.

History

Arapiles was initially the West Riding of the Shire of Wimmera as incorporated in 1862. It severed and incorporated separately on 25 May 1888. It gained part of Wimmera's south riding on 30 May 1913.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=565-566 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City of Horsham, most of the Shire of Wimmera and part of Kowree into the Rural City of Horsham. The section west of Nhill-Harrow Road was added to the new Shire of West Wimmera. [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=7, 12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Arapiles was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
* North Riding
* Central Riding
* South Riding

Towns and Localities

* Natimuk
* Clear Lake
* Connangorach
* Duchembegarra
* Grass Flat
* Jallumba
* Lower Norton
* Mitre
* Mockinya
* Mount Arapiles
* Noradjuha
* Nurrabiel
* Tooan

Population

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.

References