The Shire of Maffra 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 ...

about north-northwest of Sale, the major regional centre in central

Gippsland Gippsland is a rural region that makes up the southeastern part of Victoria, Australia, mostly comprising the coastal plains to the rainward (southern) side of the Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It covers ...

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1875 until 1994.

History

Maffra was incorporated as a shire in October 1875. Part of its Eastern Riding was annexed to the

Shire of Avon The Shire of Avon was a local government area about north of Sale, the major regional centre in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1864 until 1994. History Avon was first incorporated a ...

on 2 May 1917. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Maffra was abolished, and along with the

City of Sale The City of Sale was a local government area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. History Sale was first incorporated as a borough on 10 Aug ...

, the Shires of Alberton and Avon, and parts of the

Shire of Rosedale The Shire of Rosedale was a local government area stretching between the towns of Traralgon and Sale, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. History Rosedale was inco ...

, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Wellington The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019. It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, Sale ...

Wards

The Shire of Maffra was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Town Riding * Central Riding * East Riding * West Riding

Shire presidents

Towns and localities

* Bellbird Corner * Boisdale *

Briagolong Briagolong is a town in the Australian state of Victoria, located 20 kilometres north of Maffra and some 270 kilometres east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington region of Gippsland. At the 2016 census, Briagolong had a population of 1,081 ...

* Bundalaguah *

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Coongulla Coongulla is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Ryans Road, on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie in the Shire of Wellington. The postcode for Coongulla and the surrounding towns is 3860. At the 2006 census, Coongulla and the surrounding area ...

* Glenmaggie *

Heyfield Heyfield is a town in Victoria, Australia, with a population of 1,993. It is east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington local government area. Located on the Thomson River, Heyfield is a gateway to the Victorian High Country. History In 1 ...

* Licola *

Maffra Maffra is a town in Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area and it is the second most populous city of the Shire. It relies mainly on dairy farming and other agriculture, and is the sit ...

* * Mewburn Park *

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* Seaton *

Tinamba Tinamba is a dairy farming town in Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia, located on Traralgon - Maffra Road between Heyfield, Victoria, Heyfield and Maffra, Victoria, Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. It has a country pub, a church, enginee ...

Valencia Creek Valencia Creek is a rural town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia on the Valencia Creek-Briagolong Road, north of Maffra in the Shire of Wellington. The junction of Valencia Creek and the Avon River are a short distance upstream. The foothi ...

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Maffra Shire
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