The City of Ararat was a
local government area
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about west-northwest of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
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* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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. It existed from 1858 until 1994.
Headquartered in
Ararat, Victoria
Ararat ( Djabwurrung: ''Tallarambooroo'') is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and ...
, the city had jurisdiction over an area of , and by 1992 a population of 8,070 people. It was surrounded by the separate and largely rural
Shire of Ararat
The Shire of Ararat was a Local government in Australia, local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994. T ...
.
History
Ararat was first incorporated as a borough on 24 September 1858, known as the Municipal District of Ararat, headed by chairmen. In 1862, it was declared as a borough and known as the Borough of Ararat, headed by mayors. It was declared as a town on 29 May 1934, and on 24 May 1950, it was proclaimed as a city. It received some land from the surrounding Shire of Ararat on 27 May 1960.
On 23 September 1994, the City of Ararat was abolished, and along with the Shire of Ararat and parts of the
Shire of Stawell
The Shire of Stawell was a Local government in Australia, local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.
...
, was merged into the newly created
Rural City of Ararat
Ararat Rural City 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 11,795.
It includes the towns of Ararat, Armstrong, Dunneworthy, Lake Bo ...
.
The former town hall was
National Trust
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listed and later adaptively reused as the
Ararat Regional Art Gallery
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Textile Art Museum Australia)
is a public art gallery in the regional Victoria (Australia), Victorian city of Ararat, Victoria, Ararat.
Ararat Gallery TAMA is at the intersection of Vincent Street and the Western Highway, Ara ...
, managed by the Rural City of Ararat. It was designed by Molloy and Smith and built in 1899.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
Chairmen and mayors
Chairmen
* 1858-60 Cr F Lowe
* 1860-61 Cr JD Smith
* 1861-62 Cr TM Girdlestone
* 1862-62 Cr WR Mitchell
Mayors
* 1862-66 Cr T Walker
* 1866-68 Cr GWH Grano
* 1868-69 Cr C Mulcahy
* 1869-70 Cr W Rundell
* 1870-71 Cr WH Dawson
* 1871-72 Cr W Rundell
* 1872-73 Cr J Tuson
* 1873-74 Cr GWH Grano
* 1874-75 Cr WH Dawson
* 1875-76 Cr GWH Grano
* 1876-77 Cr W Beveridge
* 1877-78 Cr JD Smith
* 1878-79 Cr D Gordon
* 1879-80 Cr T Tobin
* 1880-81 Cr J Hewitt
* 1881-82 Cr J Tuson
* 1882-83 Cr MC Nott
* 1883-84 Cr T Flattely
* 1884-85 Cr J Crouch
* 1885-86 Cr J Tuson
* 1886-87 Cr T Tobin
* 1887-88 Cr WH Dawson
* 1888-89 Cr H Thompson
* 1889-90 Cr T Tobin
* 1890-91 Cr TW Palmer
* 1891-92 Cr H Dodd
* 1892-93 Cr E Boberski
* 1893-94 Cr WE Nichols
* 1894-95 Cr T Tobin
* 1895-96 Cr G Burns
* 1896-97 Cr T Tobin
* 1897-98 Cr E Boberski
* 1998-99 Cr EJ Simpson
* 1899–1900 Cr WH Elliott
* 1900-01 Cr D Hamilton
* 1901-02 Cr R Hargreaves
* 1902-04 Cr TA Wild
* 1904-05 Cr E Boberski
* 1905-06 Cr TA Wild
* 1906-07 Cr EJ Simpson
* 1907-08 Cr R Hargreaves
* 1908-10 Cr J Moore
* 1910-12 Cr J Irwin
* 1912-14 Cr G Burn
* 1914-15 Cr W Tibbles
* 1915-16 Cr J Irwin
* 1916-17 Cr JJ Northey
* 1917-18 Cr T Impey
* 1918-19 Cr TJ Gossip
* 1919-20 Cr WH Mackay
* 1920-21 Cr EC McGibbony
* 1921-22 Cr J Moore
* 1922-23 Cr WH Toole
* 1923-24 Cr G Bryant
* 1924-26 Cr W Timmins
* 1926-27 Cr J Irwin
* 1927-28 Cr HJ Blackie
* 1928-30 Cr WH Toole
* 1930-32 Cr J Moore
* 1932-33 Cr WL Brewster
References
External links
Victorian Places - Ararat
{{DEFAULTSORT:City Of Ararat
Ararat City