Shire of Dimboola

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Dimboola
state = vic
region = Wimmera
area = 4856
est = 1885
seat = Dimboola
pop = 4,280 (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 = Lowan, Borung, Karkarooc, Weeah
near-nw = Walpeup
near-n = Walpeup
near-ne = Karkarooc
near-w = Lowan
near-e = Warracknabeal
near-sw = Kowree
near-s = Arapiles
near-se = Wimmera
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Dimboola was a Local Government Area located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|4856|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1885 until 1995.

History

Dimboola was originally part of the Shire of Wimmera which was first incorporated in 1862. It became part of Shire of Lowan when it separately incorporated on 31 December 1875, and on 2 April 1885 Dimboola was established as a shire in its own right.

Being in a fairly remote region, for its first 30 years, Dimboola's boundaries were fairly flexible and adjusted frequently.
* 23 May 1890—Wimmera annexed Cannum, Wallup and Kewell West, which became Wimmera's North Riding.
* 12 May 1893—Borung annexed Dimboola's East Riding
* 28 May 1897—Karkarooc annexed a northeastern part of Dimboola.
* 1 November 1911—Dimboola and a number of other western shires gave up remote areas to form the Shire of Walpeup

On 14 December 1932, Dimboola gained part of the West Riding of Karkarooc.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=654-656 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Lowan to form the Shire of Hindmarsh. [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|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

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

Towns and Localities

* Dimboola
* Antwerp
* Arkona
* Dalmalee
* Ellam
* Gerang
* Jeparit
* Kenmare
* Kiata
* Lake Albacutya
* Lake Hindmarsh
* Little Desert NP
* Katyil
* Pella
* Peppers Plains
* Pullut
* Rainbow
* Tarranyurk
* Werrap

Population

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

References