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Shire Of Omeo
The Shire of Omeo was a local government area about east-north-east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1872 until 1994. History Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Omeo was abolished, and along with the City of Bairnsdale, the Shires of Bairnsdale and Tambo, and the Boole Boole Peninsula from the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of East Gippsland. The Dinner Plain district was merged into the Shire of Alpine, which had been created two weeks earlier. Ridings Omeo was divided into four ridings on 15 January 1957, each of which elected three councillors: * Omeo Riding * Ensay Riding * Hinnomunjie Riding * Tongio Riding Towns and localities * Benambra * Brookville * Cassilis * Dinner Plain * Doctors Flat * Ensay * Hinnomunjie * Omeo* * Swifts Creek * Tambo Crossing * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114. Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: East Gippsland (Statistical Division). Released at 29/02/2008. LOCATION CODE: 250 STATE: VIC/ref> History The Shire of East Gippsland, also called Far East Gippsland, covers two-thirds (66%) of East Gippsland's area and holds half (50%) of its population. Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census. Community Profile Series: East Gippsland Shire (Statistical Subdivision). Released at 29/02/2008. LOCATION CODE: 25005 STATE: VIC/ref> The Shire of East Gippsland is confusingly also referred to simply as East Gippsland. It excludes the Shire of Wellington (Central Gippsland). This article (currently) refers mainly to "Far East Gippsland". East Gippsland's major towns include, from west to east, Bairnsdale (the largest town and administrative centre), Paynesville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
