Illabo Shire was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the

Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...

region of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, Australia. Illabo Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906. Its offices were based in the town of

Junee Junee () is a medium-sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in par ...

. The ''

Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 The Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) was an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales, which amended the ''Local Government Act 1919'', with the purpose of amalgamating a series of local government areas in New South Wales. The ...

'' saw the amalgamation of Illabo Shire with the

Municipality of Junee A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

to form

Junee Shire The Junee Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises an area of and is located adjacent to the Olympic Highway and the Main South railway line. It was formed on 1 January 1981 f ...

on 1 January 1981. Schedule 1.

References

Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1981 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub