The Shire of Shepparton was a

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in the

Goulburn Valley The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...

region, about north of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1884 until 1994. From 1927 onwards,

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

itself was managed by a separate entity, ultimately known as the

City of Shepparton The City of Shepparton was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existe ...

History

Shepparton was once part of the vast Echuca Road District, which was formed in 1864 and became a shire in 1871, extended along the south bank of the

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, from Mount Hope Creek in the west, to the

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in the east. The Shire of Shepparton was incorporated on 30 May 1879. The southeastern section containing Shepparton itself split away on 18 April 1884, and was initially known as the Shire of South Shepparton. On 11 September 1885, the Shire of Shepparton was renamed

Numurkah Numurkah ( ) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Goulburn Valley Highway, north of Shepparton, in the Shire of Moira. At the , Numurkah had a population of 4,768. History The area was occupied by the Yorta Yorta people prior to ...

, and South Shepparton was renamed Shepparton on 2 July 1886. It increased its territory significantly when it gained part of the Devenish Riding of the

Shire of Benalla The Shire of Benalla was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994. From 1948 onwards, Benalla itself was managed by a diff ...

on 23 December 1903, and part of the South Riding of the

Shire of Euroa The Shire of Euroa was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994. History Euroa was originally within the Shire of Benalla ( ...

on 24 May 1911, which became the

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and Kialla Ridings respectively. However, on 31 May 1927, the Shepparton Riding severed from the shire and became a borough, which became the City of Shepparton in 1949. Further transfers of land to the city occurred on 26 May 1948 and 1 October 1961. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Shepparton was abolished, and along with the City of Shepparton, the

Shire of Rodney The Shire of Rodney was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, located between Kyabram and Shepparton. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1886 ...

and some neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly created

City of Greater Shepparton The City of Greater Shepparton is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 66,007. It includes the city of Sheppa ...

Wards

The Shire of Shepparton was divided into four ridings on 1 April 1990, each of which elected three councillors: * Central Riding * East Riding * North Riding * South Riding

Towns and localities

* Bunbartha * Congupna * Cosgrove *

* Grahamvale * Kialla *

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* Orrvale * Pine Lodge * Shepparton East *

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Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Shepparton Shire
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