The Shire of Lillydale (note spelling difference from the suburb of
Lilydale) was a
local government area
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about northeast of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.
History
The
Lillydale Road District was first created on 19 September 1856, and became a shire on 16 February 1872. It was named after
Lilly de Castella
Lilly de Castella (born Elizabeth Anne Anderson) was an Australian colonist and winemaker. She is the eponym of the Shire of Lillydale and Lilydale, Victoria.
Biography
De Castella was born Elizabeth Anne Anderson at Norfolk Island, one of fou ...
, the daughter of an Australian military officer. It lost its southwestern sections when the
Borough of Ringwood (22 October 1924) and the
Shire of Croydon
The Shire of Croydon is a local government area in western Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Croydon, covers an area of . The council consists of a mayor plus four councillors, each of whom represents the entire Sh ...
(24 May 1961) severed from the shire and incorporated separately.
[ Accessed at ]State Library of Victoria
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Lillydale was abolished, and along with the Shires of
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 ...
and
Upper Yarra, and parts of the
Shire of Sherbrooke
The Shire of Sherbrooke was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1963 until 1994. Its largest population centre was the town of Belgrave.
H ...
, 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 ...
.
Council formerly met at the Shire Offices in Lilydale.
The term "
Labor Omnia Vincit
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", on the former Shire of Lillydale logo, is Latin for "Work conquers all".
Wards
The Shire of Lillydale was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Riding
* East Riding
* South Riding
* West Riding
Suburbs and localities
*
Chirnside Park
Chirnside Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 32 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Chirnside Park recorded a population of 11,779 at the ...
*
Coldstream
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Description
Coldstream l ...
*
Gruyere
*
Kalorama
*
Kilsyth
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(shared with the
City of Croydon
The City of Croydon was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1961 until 1994.
History
Croydon was originally part of the Shire of Lillydale ...
)
*
Kilsyth South
*
Lilydale*
*
Monbulk
Monbulk is a town in Victoria, Australia, 42 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Monbulk recorded a population of 3,651 at the 2021 census.
The town is the hom ...
(shared with the Shire of Sherbrooke)
*
Montrose
*
Mooroolbark
Mooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Mooroolbark recorded a population of 23,059 at the .
...
*
Mount Dandenong
Mount Dandenong is a small township/suburb of Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Mount Dandenong recorded a population of 1,2 ...
*
Mount Evelyn
Mount Evelyn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Mount Evelyn recorded a population of 9,799 at the 20 ...
*
Olinda
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(shared with the Shire of Sherbrooke)
*
Seville
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*
Silvan
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* Saint Silvan, Christian martyr
* Silvan (illusionist), Italian magician
* Silvan Byggemarked, Danish chain store that sells building materials
* Silvan Elves, woodland elves of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium
* ...
*
Wandin East
*
Wandin North
*
Warrandyte South (shared with the
City of Doncaster & Templestowe
The City of Doncaster & Templestowe was a local government area about east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1915 until 1994. At its peak in the early 1990s, it had ...
)
*
Wonga Park
Wonga Park is a locality on the edge of Greater Melbourne, beyond the Melbourne Metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary area, 28 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Manningham and Maroondah an ...
*
Yering
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Croydon severed in 1961 - combined population for 1961 is 33,978.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Lillydale Shire
{{Authority control
Lilydale
1994 disestablishments in Australia
Yarra Ranges
1856 establishments in Australia