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Shire Of Bungaree
The Shire of Bungaree was a local government area northeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. History Bungaree was first incorporated as a road district on 16 January 1863, and became a shire on 27 January 1871. The shire was originally divided into three ridings in August 1879, but after it lost a small section to the City of Ballaarat on 31 March 1930, it was redivided into two ridings. All divisions were abolished on 6 August 1988, and the council, from then until its dissolution, had nine councillors. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Bungaree was abolished, and along with parts of the Shire of Buninyong, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moorabool. Towns and localities * Brown Hill * Bullarook * Bungaree * Chapel Flat * Claretown * Clarkes Hill * Glen Park * Gong Gong * Invermay * Leigh Creek* * Nerrina * Pootil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grampians (region)
The Grampians is an economic rural region located in the western part of Victoria, Australia. The region lies to the northwest of the western suburbs of Greater Melbourne, to the state's western border with South Australia and includes the Grampians National Park and significant gold mining heritage assets. The Grampians region has two sub-regions, Grampians Central Highlands and Wimmera Southern Mallee. As at the 2016 Australian census, the Grampians region had a population of , with almost half of the population located in the City of Ballarat. The principal centres of the region, in descending order of population, are Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, , , and . Administration Political representation For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Ballarat, Corangamite, Mallee, and Wannon. For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Districts Of Victoria (Australia)
Road districts were established in the colony of Victoria, Australia, pursuant to legislation passed in 1853 and were an early form of local government in Victoria. The districts were outside towns, which were instead incorporated either as municipalities or boroughs. The road districts were created between 1853 and 1871. Road districts were established after public meetings to discuss boundaries etc. followed by a petition to the governor. Upon the proclamation of a district a public meeting was held to elect officers of the Road Board, which was responsible for the building and maintenance of local roads and bridges and raised finance from rates levied on landowners. From 1862 many road districts became shires, pursuant to the ''District Councils Bill 1862'', with additional responsibilities related to pounds, slaughtering licences, thistles, dogs, licensed publicans, brewer's and spirit merchants' licences and commons The commons is the cultural and natural resources acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerrina, Victoria
Nerrina is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the north-eastern rural-urban fringe of the city, east of the Central Business District. The population at the was 970. Nerrina is a semi-rural suburb with a very small township and commercial area. It is located on the foothills of the Brown Hill range and straddles both sides of the Western Freeway. History Historically, this area was known as Nerrena (named after the Nerrena Creek) and then Little Bendigo (after Bendigo, Victoria Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban populat ...) . Little Bendigo Post Office opened on 1 June 1862, was renamed ''Nerrina'' in 1881 and closed in 1971. Education The local primary school is Little Bendigo Primary School. References Suburbs of Ballarat 1862 establishments in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invermay, Victoria
Invermay is a locality on the Northern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat municipality in Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au .... At the , Invermay had a population of 900. References Suburbs of Ballarat {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Gong, Victoria
Gong Gong is a locality on the Eastern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat municipality in Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au .... At the , Gong Gong did not have a population high enough to be recorded. The suburb is mostly state forest and contains two reservoirs, Gong Gong and Kirks, that supply Ballarat with potable water. The smaller of the two reservoirs is surrounded by parkland which contains a small ornamental garden. References Suburbs of Ballarat {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Park, Victoria
Glen Park is a locality on the Eastern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat municipality in Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au .... At the , Glen Park had a population of 110. References Suburbs of Ballarat {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarkes Hill
Clarkes Hill is a town in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Saint John is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, located on the island of Antigua. It is the most populous parish of Antigua and Barbuda, with a population of 51,737 in 2011, and an estimated population of 56,736 in 2018. The plurality of th .... Demographics Clarkes Hill has one enumeration district, ED 33800 Clarkes Hill. References Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Populated places in Antigua and Barbuda {{Antigua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Flat, Victoria
Chapel Flat is a locality on the Eastern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat municipality in Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au .... At the , Chapel Flat had no residents. The locality is almost entirely forested, containing the Creswick Plantation and part of the Creswick State Forest. References Suburbs of Ballarat {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungaree, Victoria
Bungaree is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Melbourne and east of the regional centre of Ballarat, on the Western Freeway and in the Shire of Moorabool The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158. It includes the towns of Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, ... local government area. At the , Bungaree and the surrounding area had a population of 302. Bungaree Post Office opened on 1 August 1863. The town is home to the Bungaree Demons, who play in the Central Highlands Football Netball League. References See also * Bungaree railway station, Victoria Towns in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullarook
Bullarook is a locality in the Central Highlands in Victoria, near Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid .... Bullarook was home to the William Tell Quartz Mining Co., a gold mining company which was active until 1865. The town had a cricket club which operated during the 1920s. The town had a State school, which operated from the 1860s to at least until the end of the First World War. Bullarook was also serviced by the Sawyers' Arms and the Fellmongers' Arms Hotels. The town has an Avenue of Honour, which was planted in August 1920. Notable residents Denis Murphy - Hanged at Ballarat for a murder at Bullarook on 16 April 1867 References Towns in Victoria (state) Mining towns in Victoria (state) {{Australia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Hill, Victoria
Brown Hill is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the eastern rural-urban fringe of the city, 5 kilometres east of the Central Business District. The population at the was 4,489. The suburb's name is a corruption of Brownbill's Hill, which was named after prospector William Brownbill, who early during the Ballarat gold rush claimed and settled the area. The suburb is located on a valley to the south and east of the Brown Hill range and Gong Gong and straddles both sides of the Western Freeway. Today, Brown Hill is almost an entirely residential area with large areas of open and recreational space and several schools. Brown Hill incorporates the unbounded neighbourhood of Woodmans Hill (originally a separate area) is located within Brown Hill adjacent to Warrenheip in the east. History The area was first settled in 1851 as the prospector William Brownbill claimed the area during the Ballarat gold rush. The hill after which the suburb was named was originally Brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Moorabool
The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158. It includes the towns of Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Mount Wallace, Myrniong, Blackwood, Greendale, Gordon, Korweinguboora and Mount Egerton, Bungaree, Elaine and Wallace. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Bacchus Marsh, Shire of Ballan and parts of the Shire of Bungaree and City of Werribee. The Shire is governed and administered by the Moorabool Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Ballan, it also has service centres located in Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The Shire is named after the Moorabool River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the area, which is named after the Wathawurrung word ''moo-roo-bul'' referring to Bunyip The bunyip is a creature from the aborigina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
