The Shire of Healesville was a

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about northeast of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1887 until 1994.

History

Healesville was first incorporated as a shire on 30 September 1887. It annexed parts of the

Shire of Yea The Shire of Yea was a Local government in Australia, local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. The shire ...

on 21 April 1925, and parts of the

Shire of Eltham The Shire of Eltham was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994. History Eltham was first incorporated as a road district ...

on 18 June 1958, while losing land to the Shire of Alexandra on two occasions; 1 October 1963 and 1 October 1984. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Healesville was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lillydale and Upper Yarra, and parts of the

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, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Yarra Ranges The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an ...

Wards

The Shire of Healesville was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Badger Riding * Sugarloaf Riding * Watts Riding

Suburbs and localities

Badger Creek Badger Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 53 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Badger Creek recorded a population of 1,610 at the . Badger Cre ...

* Bend of Islands *

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* Christmas Hills (shared with the Shire of Eltham) *

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* Dixons Creek *

Healesville Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census. He ...

* * Narbethong * Steels Creek * Tarrawarra * Toolangi * Yarra Glen * Yering * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Healesville and Healesville Shire
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